Best route from Medford Oregon to Denver Colorado?

Question

Looking for the best route to go to Denver from Medford Oregon.

Answer 1

hi there,two routes for you to look over..second one avoiding the highways..

From: Medford, OR

  

Drive: 1,353 mi – about 19 hours 32 mins

1. Head northeast on W 8th St toward S Holly St  0.3 mi

2. Turn right at S Central Ave  0.8 mi

3. Turn left at E Barnett Rd  0.3 mi

4. Merge onto I-5 S via the ramp to Ashland

Entering California  87.6 mi

5. Take exit 736 to merge onto CA-89 toward MC Cloud/Lassen Park  78.2 mi

6. Turn left at CA-44/Feather Lake Hwy  45.9 mi

7. Turn left at CA-36  10.1 mi

8. Slight left at US-395

Entering Nevada  79.8 mi

9. Take exit 68 to merge onto I-80 E toward Sparks

Entering Utah  515 mi

10. Take the exit toward I-15 S/I-80 E  0.3 mi

11. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-80 E/I-15 S/Cheyenne/Las Vegas and merge onto I-15 S/I-80 E  2.5 mi

12. Take exit 304 to merge onto I-80 E toward Cheyenne

Entering Wyoming  433 mi

13. Take exit 359A to merge onto I-25 S/US-87 S toward Denver

Entering Colorado  97.4 mi

14. Take exit 210A for US-40/Colfax Ave/US-287  0.2 mi

15. Turn left at W Colfax Ave/I-70-BL E  1.2 mi

To: Denver, CO

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From: Medford, OR





Drive: 1,369 mi – about 1 day 3 hours

1. Head northeast on W 8th St toward S Holly St  0.5 mi

2. Slight right at E Main St  0.3 mi

3. Turn left at Crater Lake Ave  2.7 mi

4. Turn left at Webfoot Rd  115 ft

5. Turn right at Crater Lake Hwy/OR-62  4.0 mi

6. Turn right at OR-140  68.6 mi

7. Turn left at OR-140/OR-66/Southside Expy

Continue to follow OR-140/Southside Expy  6.1 mi

8. Turn right at OR-39

Entering California  17.2 mi

9. Continue on CA-139  55.0 mi

10. Turn left at CA-299  24.3 mi

11. Turn right to stay on CA-299  16.7 mi

12. Turn right at CR-1/Surprise Valley Rd

Entering Nevada  29.1 mi

13. Continue on NV-447  129 mi

14. Turn left at NV-427  3.2 mi

15. Continue on E Main St/US-50-ALT/US-95-ALT

Continue to follow US-50-ALT  1.3 mi

16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto US-50-ALT E  16.9 mi

17. Continue on Reno Hwy/US-50

Continue to follow US-50  267 mi

18. Turn right at S 7th St/Great Basin Hwy/US-50/US-93

Continue to follow US-50

Entering Utah  153 mi

19. Turn left at N US-6  71.1 mi

20. Continue on UT-198  10.0 mi

21. Turn right at W 8800 S  2.4 mi

22. Continue on E Powerhouse Rd  1.6 mi

23. Turn right at US-6  52.3 mi

24. Turn left at US-191  43.5 mi

25. Turn right at W Main St/US-191

Continue to follow US-191  28.1 mi

26. Slight right at 600 E  207 ft

27. Slight right at US-191/US-40

Continue to follow US-40

Entering Colorado  150 mi

28. Turn right at CO-13 N/Pershing St/US-40 N

Continue to follow US-40 N  0.9 mi

29. Turn right at US-40/E Victory Way

Continue to follow US-40  166 mi

30. Slight left at CR-257  0.1 mi

31. Slight right at US-40  0.3 mi

32. Turn right at CR-308/Frontage Rd

Continue to follow CR-308  1.4 mi

33. Slight left to stay on CR-308  1.5 mi

34. Turn right toward Stanley Rd  0.1 mi

35. Turn left at Stanley Rd  3.9 mi

36. Turn right at I-70-BL/Stanley Rd

Continue to follow I-70-BL  1.1 mi

37. Slight left at Placer St  305 ft

38. Turn left at Canyon St/CR-279/Virginia Canyon Rd  0.5 mi

39. Continue on CR-281/Two Brothers Rd  0.9 mi

40. Turn left to stay on CR-281/Two Brothers Rd  1.2 mi

41. Turn right to stay on CR-281/Two Brothers Rd  0.1 mi

42. Turn left at CR-279/Virginia Canyon Rd

Continue to follow Virginia Canyon Rd  2.8 mi

43. Turn right at Spring St  0.3 mi

44. Turn right at Gregory St  0.5 mi

45. Slight right to stay on Gregory St  0.6 mi

46. Turn right at Clear Creek St/CO-119 S

Continue to follow CO-119 S  7.3 mi

47. Slight left at US-6  11.5 mi

48. Turn right to stay on US-6  3.5 mi

49. Slight left at W Colfax Ave/I-70-BL  10.7 mi

To: Denver, CO

best regards pops..