Tag: hiking

Basic Information Name:  Devil’s Playground Trail Where: Pikes Peak, Colorado (14,115 feet / 4,302 meters) Distance: 12 miles Elevation Gain: 4,150 feet Time: 7-10 hours Difficulty: Hard Map

Basic Information Name: Grays Peak Where: Silver Plume, Colorado Height: 14,270 ft Distance: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderate (Weather and snow can make this difficult) More Information: 14ers.com GPS

Prior Posting: Wheeler Peak, New Mexico – Part 1 Narrative (Continued) As I continued with my hike to the summit of New Mexico’s highest mountain, the  13,161 foot (4,011

Basic Information Name: Wheeler Peak – 13,161 foot (4,011 m) Where: Taos, New Mexico Distance: 13.65 miles Difficulty: Hard (3,477 foot ascent) More Info: SummitPost.org GPS map of the

Basic Information Name: West Spanish Peak  (13626 ft / 4153 m) Where: Culebra Range, Colorado Distance: 7 miles round trip Difficulty: Hard (2,500+ elevation gain and steep rocky hiking)

Summary Name: Mt. Rosa Where: Near Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 17.5 miles Difficulty: Hard (3,927 ft. elevation gain) More Info: ColoradoSprings.com GPS Map of the Hike: Click the

Summary Name: St. Mary’s Falls Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 6.2 miles Difficulty: Easy-Medium (1,490 ft elevation gain) More Information: Colorado Springs Trails GPS Map & Elevation

Summary Name: Silver Cascade Falls Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: Less than 1 mile Difficulty: Easy (200 feet elevation gain) More Information: Colorado Springs Trails Narrative North Cheyenne

Basic Information Name: Waldo Canyon Trail Where: Manitou Springs, Colorado Distance: 6.2 miles Difficulty: Medium (Elevation gain of 1,145 ft) More Info: LocalHikes.com GPS Map & Elevation: Narrative

This is a panorama picture I took from the Mt. Buckhorn Trail high above North Cheyenne Canyon to the west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  You can read more