US Forest Service taking public comments on Manitou Incline plan

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We don’t do this very often, but in this article we copied a short article from The Colorado Spring’s Gazette’s OutThere section. :
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If it seems like there are as many steps to legalize the Manitou Incline as there are railroad ties on the popular trail, you’re not far off.

The cities of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs recently approved an agreement for legally opening and managing the trail. The next step is for the U.S. Forest Service, which owns the upper third of the trail, to issue a special use permit.

Pike National Forest is taking public comments through April 30 on that permit. You can send them by snail mail to Pikes Peak Ranger District, 601 S. Weber St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903; by fax to (719) 477-4233 or by email to project leader Frank Landis at flandis@fs.fed.us.

Click here for a special report on the history of the Incline and how we got here.

No date has been set for legal opening. The Incline Friends will hold a cleanup day May 12.

Dust Off Your Hiking Boots! Warm Weather in Colorado!

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Dusts off your hiking boots and get ready for another great hiking season in Colorado!  While the weather this week is supposed to be very nice for some early Spring hikes, we are updating the Pikes Peak Atlas website.  Our plan is to get some hiking in during the warm sunny days, and put the fine touches on this after the sun sets.

As we are revamping / updating the Pikes Peak Atlas site you can still visit the old Pikes-Peak-Atlas.com page to order your copy of the Pikes Peak Atlas map.

See you out on the trails!

Barr Trail on Pikes Peak

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Barr trail is considered by many to be the ultimate trail in the region. This trail is home to the annual Pikes Peak Marathon, the Pikes Peak Ascent, and other extreme foot races. This trail takes you from Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs approx 12.6 miles (20.3 km) to the summit of Pikes Peak approximately 7500 ft ( 2300 m) above the trail head. The air is a bit thn at 14,115 ft above sea level. While the trail is very popular and well marked, we quote one of the caretakers at Barr Camp, “EL Paso County Search and Rescue personnel use the Pikes Peak Atlas to find the hikers who didn’t bother to buy their own copy”.

Robert Houdek Releases the 2009 Edition of the Pikes Peak Atlas Map

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In 1959,Robert Ormes released the first edition of the Pikes Peak Atlas. This map is considered by many generations of hikers to be the best map of the Pikes Peak Region. This latest 2009 edition is no exception. Long used by hikers, mountain bikers, offroad enthusists, campers and explorers to find their way around the Pike National Forest and surrounding areas. It covers 100′s of local trails including the ever popular Manitou Incline and the new Ring the Peak Trail. The is one of the last of the hand drawn maps. Since the death of Robert Ormes, it is drawn by cartographer Robert Houdek. The last couple editions have been printed on water resistant, tear resistant plastic.  Many of hikers on the trails in Colorado will tell you that the two pieces of gear they rely on most is their hiking boots and their Pikes Peak Atlas map. :)