Theres a lot of uphill in the cheyenne canyon area of town (kind of south west). Palmer trail is about 4 miles up. Mt. Herman in monument has some fun xc type stuff too, although not quite as long as a lot of the cheyenne canyon stuffyzfrr11 said:I am going to be vacationing in the Colorado Springs region next week. I am primarily a roadie, but I would like to find some long, non-technical off-road climbs. Can anyone recommend some trails for me to check-out?
As someone else mentioned, Gold Camp Road is the way to go. It used to be the railroad between CS and Cripple Creek. The first section is paved, the second is gravel and then you hit a 5-6 mile section with no cars. There are plenty of nice views and the climb is a railroad grade. I think there are 5 tunnels too (one collapsed) which add an interesting element (unless you are afraid of the dark in which case, the 5th tunnel is a bad idea). You can ride all the way to Cripple Creek if you have the urge. Another variation is to hit High Drive on your return trip which would add another 600 feet of vertical with a long gravel road downhill.yzfrr11 said:I am going to be vacationing in the Colorado Springs region next week. I am primarily a roadie, but I would like to find some long, non-technical off-road climbs. Can anyone recommend some trails for me to check-out?