Colorado Springs, Anyone?

skylark94

I'm a fairly recent transplant from Florida to Colorado Springs. I have already discovered and explored many great trails, including the dreaded Incline (best so far is 1 hour 2 minutes). I'm planning to hike the Barr to the top of Pike's Peak with my cousin this fall.

Any other Springs/El Paso County folks here?

muffintopmassacre

Hey there!

Just joined MFP and saw your post. I just posted in a group about finding people that want to go up the Incline on a regular basis. Have you had any success getting some folks to join you? If so, perhaps I could join your group and go up sometime? Wanna get a few climbs in before the weather starts getting bad. Thanks! -john

roadmapmaker

COS here! I can't do the incline but I know the area and Teller county way too well! Many good trails and parks out there! Good luck on the peak - its great and hard on the lungs!

mycrazy8splus1

I love the incline!!! We are about an hour/ hour and a half from the Springs now but we lived there for 13 years. We like the hike to St. Peters Dome on Gold Camp Road (head up towards the zoo).

erbell3

Castle Rock here, I moved from Wyoming not long ago so I'm looking for trails too.

BunnieMommie

COS here, for now. Never done the Incline. Looks like fun!!!

mycrazy8splus1

http://www.colorado-springs-vacation.com/colorado-springs-hiking-trails-moderate.html
http://jackiemrussell.com/2013/08/05/life-in-pictures-helen-hunt-falls-and-the-silver-cascade-trail/
http://www.cospringstrails.com/

Lex401

Colorado Springs here but soon getting sent to Rhode Island hubby is army so we will be leaving soon but I'm from Steamboat Springs originally going to miss the mountains and the incline

funforsports

From Denver but make it down to Springs once in while to do the incline.

Here is a link for more Colorado people.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/53-mile-high-mfp

NaomiLyn15

In south Denver, I haven't done the incline yet, but I really want to.

schueler007

I am from Colorado but now live in Indianapolis. Miss it terribly. Wonderful place to live and lots of things to do. As you have discovered. Good luck on the weight loss. And you new move to Colorado enjoy!!

MrsFowler1069

I lived in Falcon/Peyton, about twenty minutes out of Colorado Springs, when I was nineteen. Just for, idk, three or four months. I rented the basement apartment in a friend's parents' house and there was a giant window framing the view of Pikes Peak at the top of the stairs....truly a beautiful place. I cared for their horses to help pay for my place (although I knew nothing about horses), hot tubbed in the snow, and drank at the Sufferin' *kitten* Tavern. lol Good times....


https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&gl=us&daddr=Falcon,+CO&saddr=Colorado+Springs,+CO&panel=1&f=d&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=KSvS5qEuQROHMRNr6PWS645B;KamaDQrIMxOHMYS2vBDO_gxJ&ei=yKwoUouIHeX4yQGe1YCQDw&ved=0CC8Q-A8wAA

skylark94

I've gotten to know a lot of the trails in the last couple of months.

I hike the Templeton at Palmer Park at least once a week. Today I was up at Spruce Mountain. I've also done Paint Mines, Gold Camp, Seven Bridges, and a few others I can't recall the names of. I've done the Incline 3 times, with a best of 1:02. I'm waiting for the summer crowds to go away before I head over there again. I hate fighting for parking.