Estimated Time/Distance to 14er Trailheads  (Updated 7/18/08)  (Disclaimer)
(Click Here for the Multi-Mountain Estimator.)

Start Address: (e.g. Street, City, State, or Zip Code, or "DIA,CO" for Denver Intl Airport)

Select Trail Head:


Tips for Google Map Newbies:

  1. How to Re-Center after Zooming:
    1. Enter a start address and select a trailhead.
    2. Select the zoom level appropriate for your search (Primary, Secondary, or Detail).
    3. Click the "get estimates" button, then wait for the resulting route map to begin loading.
    4. As the map begins to load, re-center it by clicking one of the highlighted "route-segment" numbers, located left of the route descriptions.
    5. (To center the "End" point of the route, click the highlighted "To:" link, next to the final route-description.)
    6. (To center "Any" point along the route, right-click the point, then select "Center Map Here" from the pop-up menu.)


  2. How to dynamically explore alternatives routes:
    1. Enter a start address and select a trailhead.
    2. Click the "Get Estimates" button, then wait for the resulting route map to fully load.
    3. Drag any point along the displayed route-line to explore route alternatives. The route-line is dynamically redrawn as you drag it. Also, a pop-up window is dynamically displayed with revised distance and time estimates, as you drag the route.
    4. When you drop the route after dragging it, the route descriptions, distances, and times are automatically updated.
    5. To see real-time traffic data, click the Traffic button. (Only available for downtown Denver.) When the traffic overlay is activated, route times are revised to reflect current traffic conditions. (The Traffic option can be slow with Dial-up connections.)
    6. Click your browser's back button whenever you need to undo route changes.

Disclaimer: This application is designed to return the standard trailhead routes, as described by Roach and Middlebrook.To achieve this, many of the routes listed have been hard-coded from the trailheads out to "main" roads. This was done to prevent Google from returning alternate (unproven) routes. (Now here is the disclaimer part.) Please Remember This: computer generated driving instructions are not always completely reliable. Routing algorithms sometimes return routes that include un-improved and/or un-maintained roads. While this may cause only minor inconvenience in urban areas, it can lead to more serious problems in Colorado's back country, where un-improved and/or un-maintained roads often require 4 wheel drive -- and can be impassible in wet or wintry weather. When in doubt you should confirm these routes with more reliable sources, such as printed maps or guide books where routes are classified and/or fully described.
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Notes:

  • The "Start Address" field is remembered for 100 days if cookies and javascript are enabled in your browser.
  • If javascript is not enabled in your browser, Google will show driving instructions and estimates, but will not show a map.
  • You are free to copy, modify, and/or distribute this page, in any way or manner you like.
  • If your browser is compatible, the drop-down trailhead list should have group headings that look like this:

    Download your own copy of this web page in zip file format: getestimates.zip (17kb)
    {The zip file contains the following files: getestimates.html, multimountainbeta.html, formretain.js (a JavaScript used
    to save the start address and user preference fields), plus.gif, neg.gif, dot.gif, and thlist.gif.}

    Created 5/4/07
    Published 9/16/07
    Last Modified 7/18/08

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