Pikes Peak

Dist: 5.88 mi	Points: 441	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

PPT001

Location: 38.871368°, -105.119698°
From trailhead @ end of parking loop, head E through spruce and aspen

PPT002

Location: 38.871700°, -105.116898°
Turn R @ T for downhill stretch to Fourmile Creek. Cross log bridge, then ascend rock-flanked trail; steady climb to WPT 6

PPT003

Location: 38.869339°, -105.110703°
Turn L @ Y around rocky wash. Over next .3 mi., high-jutting crags can be seen to the N through trees

PPT004

Location: 38.868469°, -105.099098°
Double track begins through small meadow strewn with patches of columbine in summer; wide views of valley opens up behind (to W)

PPT005

Location: 38.866859°, -105.090202°
Break above treeline on well-marked trail; apply sunscreen and keep an eye out for developing storms

PPT006

Location: 38.865307°, -105.075981°
Trail levels out and widens with views N to Catamount Reservoirs. Summit road visible below as smell of grill wafts from Summit House. Follow trail SE through rock gate to Devils Playground

PPT007

Location: 38.863880°, -105.067993°
Cross paved road and pick up trail on far side of roadside cable. Trail stays to L of road from here to summit. Note: Hiking on road is prohibited

PPT008

Location: 38.853390°, -105.060951°
Trail dissipates; follow scattered cairns to L of rocky mound, much to the protest of whistling marmots

PPT009

Location: 38.843346°, -105.047852°
Begin scramble up granite rock field along well-established trail; catch views N to Denver on clear day (look for gray smudge on the horizon)

PPT010

Location: 38.840721°, -105.044601°
Pikes Peak (14,110 ft.): Trail connects with parking area. Explore busy summit, which is accessible by trail, train and road; retrace steps