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This is a challenging 4.6 mile loop trail. If you are traveling counter clockwise the last 1.5 miles are very steep down grade with some pretty sketch footing. Beautiful views and plenty of shade. If you do the loop clockwise the first 1.5 to 2 miles will be a real test of your fitness. Strongly disagree with calling this trail easy. But I think I’ll do it again next week. $5 parking fee credit cards only.
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Nice low angle ridge to skin up and ski down. Road is pretty icy and snowy near the trailhead but not to bad at least a couple days after the most recent storm. Nothing crazy exciting about this route. Just lots of good views, very few people, and a mellow way to get some winter hiking in.
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Good hike close to our home. We only went about 2 miles in. First half mile had some decent incline, but after that was mostly easy rolling. Would be a good fall hike with the Aspen trees.
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Awesome hike, first fourteener for me. Trail is easy to lose about .75 a mile in but other than that it’s a good hike.
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From the Palmer lake Trail head go approx 40 ft then stay to the left and pick up narrow trail that heads across dry creek then very steep up hill. Approx 1000 up in 1 mile.
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One of my favorite hikes. We almost had trail completely to ourselves, and some of the greatest 360 degree views I’ve ever seen.
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Easy, short unmaintained trail to the summit of an overlooked peak. Trail is easy to lose on descent.
Waypoint is marked at trail entry, which is spotted with a small roadside cairn near a pullout on the road.
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First tunnel is clear and passable, 2nd is collapsed and requires traverse around or over. Good views from rail grade hidden on an unused trail.
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Beautiful hike, it has just about everything I want on a hike: trees, mountain stream almost the entire route, views, views, views, and on a Saturday during fall leaf season, fairly few people!!!
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Bucket list hike to the summit! I was raised nearby and never had the opportunity to hike. Finally made it happen. Hike is not bad - trail is excellent and only the last 2 miles is really grueling, but completely doable. Hydrate constantly and munch down calories regularly.
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This trail is very well maintained with some beautiful views. Absolutely will do it again. The trail is rated easy but the first half mile is no joke climbing up out of the canyon. After that first half mile the trail is relatively flat.
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This is a challenging day hike that runs north below Raspberry Ridge and then climbs up to the ridge from the west side or from Limbaugh Canyon. Once on the ridge, there is an option to climb up to the top of Mt Herman directly or walk around it’s western flanks and climb it from the south side (usually accessed from Mt Herman Rd).
From the top of Mt Herman, it’s a steep trail back down to the parking lot. There is no water available on this loop.
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This is a HARD ONE! Just the shear miles of up hill wear on you. It has magnificent views and all in all is a doable 14er. There is trail the whole way. The last 2 miles are pretty brutal but just take your time and you will get there. The beginning of the trail is a lot of exposure and the last 3 miles is total exposure. SUNSCREEN IS A MUST!!! If you don’t want to do it all in one day Barr Camp is a fantastic place to overnight. Hosts are exceptional. Pay for the dinner it is a welcome delicious meal to finish off your first day.
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This is a beautiful hike. Pretty exposed for the first couple miles. Wear sunscreen! It is rated as difficult but don’t be discouraged. There are areas of elevation coupled with sections of less incline. Barr camp is an amazing place to stay over. Excellent knowledgeable and friendly camp hosts. Thoroughly enjoyed our hike. Continued on to the peak the next day.
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One of the coolest hikes I’ve ever done. Grueling, beautiful, lovely. Lots of bushwhacking so bring pants!
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This is a great hike for some exercise with the pups. It has one slightly challenging incline once trail 666 leaves the side of bear creek. Go early to avoid crowds and beat the heat.
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Pretty cool, long, flat hike. Not much elevation gain but it was very pretty.
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I found what I thought was a meteorite here once. I call it the star lite trail
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Incline is incredible! Stair master experts heaven in Colorado Springs
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Well marked trail but can be a bit challenging towards the end. 2 1/2 hour round trip.
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Finally made it. Snow was much improved from last week. Didn’t need snowshoes, only exospikes and poles. A bit sketch on the false summit due to hard snow and limited traction, but nothing serious. Views were outstanding and we had the mountain to ourselves.
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I’ve been wanting to do this peak for so long. The conditions were perfect. The marmots were wonderful. I absolutely loved it!!!
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March 11, 2021
JW + Angela
Spikes only; no snowshoes
5 hrs ascent from the truck
3 hrs descent to the truck
The winter route up Mt. Sherman is not easy to find or stay with. We left the road in the proper exit, and re-gained the route high near the summit. But in-between, both ascending and descending... we knew we were off-route, unintentionally. AND IT JUST DIDN’T MATTER. In some places, our off-routedness may have been more critical- for efficiency or safety away from steep slopes. But we never encountered enough snow to make a difference. Only twice did I step-through up to my knees... but never deeper. (Big snow was expected within 4 days- additional 1-4 feet of snow.)
We were the only ones on the mountain for the entire day! Summit and all belonged to us. Bluebird day, despite the coming storm.
Overall, this route is not as much fun as the (SW) ridge route on Mt. Sherman. But it’s still a day in the mountains, and that means a lot to me.
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As long as you pay attention to what your doing this OHV trail should be fine. If you don’t, you’ll probably die. SUPER pretty views at the peak. Very windy too (rip jeeps)
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Fun local trail. A few good scenic spots, including views of Pikes Peak.
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I would say this is between easy and moderate only because the last section (turn around point) is a little steep and technical.
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We were on Fat Bikes in December 2020. Went up Sandy Wash to Charlies cuttoff and around to the service road and back down. Took about 3 hours. Snow condition was good, only a few areas of loose snow. More snow is coming in a few days. great ride!
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Straight up grind and didn’t finish because we lost the trail. Was attempting raspberry mountain
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This is a really good trails you need really deep tread on your tires or you gonna get stuck pretty bad in the bad part getting the the main part of the trail requires just that. Had fun on this trail ml320 4matic
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Scenic area with plenty of dirt roads to enjoy exploring. 11 mile Canyon fly fishing for a fee. Remote far is camping available reservation campgrounds available
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Great 4x4 trail for a beginner like me. Wide and well maintained all the way from Como to Breckinridge.
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Excellent 4x4 trail for beginners like me. Wide and well maintained all the way from Como to Breckinridge.
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Drove the trail from Breckinridge to Jefferson. I completely agree with the description that the west side of the Continental Divide is much more challenging, especially going uphill.
The road is narrow with a lot of loose rock and deep troughs. My skid plates made contact on the crests twice.
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Nicely wooded and not too steep. Pine grove is cool and great views in the scree field.
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***OPEN TO MILITARY PERSONNAL ONLY*** This trail can only be accessed from within the US Air Force Academy. This is a challenging trail. The map shows it to be 1.75 miles one way up to the peak, with almost 2,000 feet of elevation gain. So it is a constant, steep uphill hike. The trail is not marked until about the last tenth of a mile. And due to limited traffic, it is not well worn either. We had to back track a couple of times when we found ourselves unable to go forward. But the view from Eagle’s Peak of the cadet area is spectacular!! Makes the effort worthwhile.
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Challenging but great way to check off four 14ers in a single hike with amazing views in all directions.
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Climbed this path this morning starting at 0600, parking was easy and there is a bathroom at the trailhead. Path is clearly marked throughout the route but gets a little tricky during the boulder climb right before the summit. Just follow the man made rock stacks and you will be fine. Peak was a letdown due to all the construction but the hike itself was fun.
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My son and I completed this trail yesterday. Started at 0430 at the trail head in Manitou Springs. This was the hardest trail I’ve done to date especially the last 3 miles but what a great accomplished feeling!
In the downside there’s a detour at the summit due to construction on the new visitor center. This is the most BS part of the trip as when you summit you’re literally at the visitor center restricted by a fence. Instead of making a small corridor for the hikers they reroute you down to the highway and you have to walk another .8 of a mile back up to the summit. At that point we were exhausted and feeling a little frustrated toward the lack of consideration for the hikers! There wasn’t any construction activities even going on.
Other than that it was an amazing hike and beautiful views at every turn.
Thank you Great Spirits!
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The view at the top is great, you can see red cone, and other major mountains. You will
Need high clearance, at least a center locker, if not a center locker at least a rear locker. You may also want to have some armor under your vehicle.
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Started at Georgia Pass. Great hike, nice tundra walk with awesome views. Plan on 90-120 minutes to reach the summit depending on your pace. Give yourself an extra 90 minutes if you want to bag Whale Peak from Glacier Peak.
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Not very exciting. Views aren’t great. Sun rises on the other side of the mountain. Still a 14er.
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Parked at the top of Weston Pass and followed the very steep old vehicle track north. The track disappears and it gets steeper. Zig-zagged to the saddle and ridge above 13000, then E along the ridge to ascend Weston Peak. There is a short section with exposure to drops to the N and the S, but easy class 2 if you don’t mind the exposure. After Weston Peak, retraced and then N to ascend Ptarmigan Peak (which weirdly has two geodetic survey markers 15 feet apart). Was going to continue N to bag Horseshoe Mountain but rain hit, plus my lightning detector was seeing nearby strikes (only 1 clap of thunder, whew). Horseshoe would have added 5 extra miles, so maybe next time will skip Weston Peak. Good views, nice morning above timberline, total solitude. The descent back to the car is miserably steep; sticks helped.
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This is one of my favorite day trips to make in a convoy of jeeps with friends- this trail has a bit of everything, rocks, water crossings, fun optional technical obstacles, beautiful vista old mining stuff and a gorgeous lake and waterfall reward at the top.
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Red Cone is my new favorite Jeep trail. We planned on taking Webster Trail back after Red Cone, but a giant snow drift blocked the path. So we took a long trail back that included Georgia Pass.
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Sort of boring approach with 80% via road accessible to high clearance 4x4s
Amazing view from the top. Big plus of this approach via Western ridge, this July Saturday with the perfect weather we met one goat and one hiker with a dog. We had the summit to ourselves.
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One of the better and technical trails in Colorado. A little bit of everything. Off highway 285, air down right at trail head. Pass campsites and private property until you get to fork in the road, RedCone/Webster’s Pass, go right to RedCone.
Once you reach RedCone summit, 12,000+ feet, trail becomes one way. You can take Webster’s Pass back down and loop to where you started, if open. Webster’s pass has snow late into the season that blocks the trail. If the pass is closed go right at the fork and take the trail towards Keystone to highway 6, Loveland Pass.
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Great views, worth thinking about doing it when the leafs and changing.
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This hike starts at 10,000 feet and ROZES to 12,000 at shelf lake. From there you climb up the south east ridge of Decatur and there you are at almost 13,000 feet and can see square top and argentine at the top. There’s is an especially nice view of Holy Cross and Mount Powell to the west
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Easy for a 14er, but you still have to deal with the altitude and be ready for a windy, but enjoyable ridge walk.
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Out and back day hike from west side of Segment 1. Enjoyed a nice cool down in the South Platte afterwards
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Great hike. Didn’t do the whole loop but just walked out to where the water starts and sat down , had a snack and enjoyed the nice breeze and scenery.
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Jeep 4wd loop: Very nice Rampart Range loop, easy but some interesting parts and good views. Very busy on Illinois Gulch side on weekends.
Stock JLU Sport w All Season tires.
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Kinda just slapped this route together to explore. Brown tunnel most of the way but some good climbs to get the heart rate up and a couple sneaky peaks poking through the trees.
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This is a well worn trail up to beautiful views from Raspberry Mountain. The trail gets steep going up the canyon and spikes are useful when there’s any snow or ice. Although unmarked, a well worn trail continues along the ridge from Raspberry Mountain north to Trail#715. This area can get very crowded on a nice day.
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Mostly an atv trail. No atv now with the snow. Do need crampons for the ice.
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The was an off road track. Mountain seems to have been smoothed out considerably but still has some challenging sections. Stock 4Runner TRD Off Road
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Took about 2 hours round trip. Started in the afternoon with great weather and had no trouble navigating the well marked trail. Lots of huge cairns to help. This is a great, quick fourteener if you’re looking for a strenuous hike with a big reward.
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August 2019- Trail was severely washed out in National Forest land. The trail is extremely difficult to follow once you hit the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar.
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The full loop is long, but the water is stunning. It was enjoyable to experience the different areas (rocks, forest, “burnt areas”, edge of the water, and the dam.
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At end of trail, you can camp next to the South Platte River. Great spot for fishing, but can be a bit “crowded” during the day as many groups ride this trail. Good spot for star gazing at night.
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We rode horses on this loop. I would rate it as moderate difficulty. There are some nice vistas and plenty of shade. Lots of huge granite boulders but the trail itself wasn’t too rocky, but I would recommend shoes.
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Fun in-and-out hike with plenty of shade most the way. Be cautious early morning / late-evening of the few massive moose in the area.
And as of 6.17.19, getting across the creek is sketchy due to a forest blowdown from a massive avalanche. Doable, but takes some time crawling over trees and other debris.
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Short hike to prominent point visible for miles around. Good short trail with some steep sections.
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Great drive and great views, any vehicle can make this trip. Well any stock higher or larger!!
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