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| Cheyenne peak elev 9568 Colorado Springs, CO | |
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| Hiking | 5.51 Miles |
1,677 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.51 Miles | 4 Hrs 48 Mns | | 1.67 mph |
| 1,677 ft AEG | 1 Hour 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I found a use trail and followed it up for maybe 1/3 mile. I decided to take the upper branch of the trail, rather than the lower branch, which I planned on taking on the return. After exiting the trail, I made my way down to a saddle doing an open Country hike with minimal bushwhack. There may have been a way to stay on the trail and end up in roughly the same place, but I decided to take the most straight-forward route.
At the saddle area I saw what looked like a trail heading up the steep slope to Cheyenne peak. I couldn't tell if this was a hiker's trail or animal trail. After several minutes of going up I saw a few cairns and pieces of trail but it was quite hard to follow and I'm sure I got off the trail many times. I kept going up and eventually I would see more cairns higher up. It was very steep, but nothing above a class 2. I just zig-zagged where it looked open and finally made it to a high saddle. At the saddle, I didn't see anymore cairns but at this point I was only 1/4 mile away from the summit and I just stayed on the ridgeline. When I got close to the summit, I curved to the right to get around some rock formations.
At the summit I found a jar registry that went back to 2005 and a whole lot of ladybugs. I took my lunch here. There were some great views to the West. I could see Mt Rosa, which I hiked the previous day. I signed the registry, took a few photos and headed Northeast.
I walked the high ridgeline for 1.2 miles. Then, I looked for a good place to head down a ridgeline toward where I knew the trail was. I started walking down the steep ridgeline heading North and eventually Northwest. I was expecting a rugged tough open country descent, but luckily I ran into a cairned trail about 10% of the way down. The cairned trail was very steep but I was able to follow it all the way down to the better known trail down below. I saw deer tracks on this trail and I believe it's not known to many people. There was one area where I wasn't sure if I was on the trail or not, but I was. There's some deadfall along the trail and a few semi-hidden switchbacks. I took my time and it was definitely a better route than trying to wing it.
Once I hit the main trail, I figured I had about 2 miles to go to get back to my starting point. There was some wind and it was mostly shaded which was nice, especially on one of the hotter days of the year.
It was a relatively tough hike for being only 5.5 miles long. It would have been better had there been a more defined trail and some more cairns. I was a bit surprised that there was not a better trail along the high ridgeline but there was not.
Stats:
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5.51 miles RT
1677 feet AEG
strava moving time 3 hrs 12 mins
strava elapsed time 4 hrs 48 mins
Driving Directions:
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(A high clearance vehicle is highly recommended, but you probably can make it using a regular sedan)
From Colorado Springs / I-25 area, take the exit for Lake Ave and travel WEST.
Head west on Lake Ave, continue for 2.0 mi
At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto State Hwy 122
Continue onto Old Broadmoor Rd for 0.2 mi
Continue onto W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd for 0.2 mi
Keep left to stay on W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd , 1.4 mi
* Note: the pavement ends here
*** Warning: from this point there are a lot of washboard roads, and sheer cliffs off the side of the road. Maybe sure you have good enough tires and that your brakes work well!
Slight right onto F S 368/Old Stage Rd
Continue to follow Old Stage Rd for 5.8 mi
Park on the right
You will see a sign for horse stables but you will not be going that way.
Walk 100 feet back on the road you came in on and look for an unmarked trail.
This is where you want to start. |
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Michael Williams
IT Professional
Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
www.beachfrontmexico.us
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