Best Hikes Colorado Springs by Stewart M. Green

Author:Stewart M. Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FALCONGUIDES
Published: 2020-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Miles and Directions

0.0 Start at the trailhead behind Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center at the mouth of North Cheyenne Cañon (GPS: 38.790943, -104.865078). Hike west on the good trail on slopes south of the creek.

1.2 Reach the Middle Trailhead for the Columbine Trail (GPS: 38.791668, -104.879321).

1.9 Reach Spring Creek Canyon (GPS: 38.794977, -104.886334).

2.6 Overlook down the canyon to the south of the trail (GPS: 38.791936, -104.893852).

4.3 End of the trail at a switchback just before Helen Hunt Falls (GPS: 38.788813, -104.901598). Turn around here to return eastward to the trailhead.

8.6 Arrive back at the trailhead at Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center.

Option: A shorter easy hike, perfect for families and seniors, begins at the Lower Columbine Trailhead at Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center and heads west for 1.1 miles to the Middle Columbine Trailhead, where you turn around and return for a pleasant 2.2-mile hike through the rugged lower canyon. This lower trail section, following the tumbling creek below towering granite cliffs, offers dramatic views.

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