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Barr Trail

Distance
12.6 mi
Vertical
7,799 ft
Summit
14,094 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Barr Trail runs thirteen miles and 7,800 vertical feet from the sandstone streets of Manitou Springs to the granite summit plateau of Pikes Peak — Colorado's most famous fourteener and a National Historic Landmark. The trail was carved in the 1910s by prospector and outfitter…

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About Barr Trail

Barr Trail is a 13-mile (21 km) trail in the Pike National Forest that begins in Manitou Springs, Colorado and ends at the Pikes Peak summit. The high-elevation trail with a long sustained grade is rated more difficult by the U.S. Forest Service. With a 7,800 feet (2,400 m) elevation gain to reach the summit, the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau states it is an advanced trail and is the most difficult trail in the Pikes Peak region.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Panorama looking northwest from the summit of Pikes Peak — the top of Barr Trail at 14,115 feet.
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Panorama northeast from the Pikes Peak summit out over Colorado Springs and the eastern plains.
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pink Pikes Peak granite boulders and clouds breaking below the summit, looking north toward the Front Range.
Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pikes Peak rising behind the red sandstone fins of the Garden of the Gods near Manitou Springs.
Ahodges7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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