The Barr Trail is a 25-mile round-trip hike to the summit of Pikes Peak (14,110 feet), towering 7,500 vertical feet above nearby Manitou Springs. The initial trail was originally constructed ...

Pikes Peak is much more than a 14,115-foot heap of uplifted granite. While appearing monolithic from a patio in town, it's an amazingly complex mountain, with long sloping valleys, pine-studded ...

Hikers and runners seeking Pikes Peak's 14,115-foot summit from Barr Trail will have to tack on ... hikers to "exercise extreme caution while hiking on the shoulder of the highway" — something ...

became a primary sticking point in completing the trail, and private land ... county and state parks in the Pikes Peak region, and spends much of this time hiking 800 or more miles each year ...

A 14er is a mountain peak reaching anywhere between 14,000 to 14,999 feet. I, meteorologist Chris Guevara, took on one of these 14ers, hiking up the popular Barr trail to the summit of Pikes Peak.

The summit is only 12 miles from downtown Colorado Springs, as the crow flies. Hiking to the summit — a 7,400-foot ascent via Barr Trail — or driving up via the Pikes Peak Highway are major ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Pikes Peak ... fishing, hiking and other recreational amenities on the mountain. CPW said the partnership is focused on completing the “Ring the Peak Trail.” ...

With the exception of the Slingshot, LaSportiva’s entire line of trail shoes, including the Pikes Peak, represents an amalgamation of hiking boots and approach shoes, with some trail shoe zest.

He has served on boards and committees for city, county and state parks in the Pikes Peak region, and spends much of his time hiking 800 or more miles each year, looking for new places and trails ...

A game-changer for outdoor enthusiasts, among the proposed projects, one of the most highly anticipated is the completion of the "Ring the Peak" trail system, a continuous loop around Pikes Peak ...

Completing a trail encircling Pikes Peak and expanding camping opportunities ... class recreation opportunities like camping, ...