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Gold Camp Road - Top of Chutes to Parking Access for 7 Bridges Trail.

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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Colorado Springs
  5. Stratton Open Space Trails
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2.8 Miles 4.6 Kilometers


Doubletrack

496' 151 m

Ascent

-11' -3 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

7,497' 2,285 m

High

7,012' 2,137 m

Low

Shared By The Kraken

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“A former railroad grade with a steady climb. Gets you to the good stuff!”

— The Kraken
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No restrictions but most of it is open to vehicles. Can be dusty on sunny weekend days

Description

This road is a very steady climb. It starts out paved at the top of the Chutes trail, then quickly turns to dirt as you head uphill. After another mile or so you'll pass the parking lot at the bottom of Captain Jack's trail, just before entering Tunnel #1. (Off to the left before the tunnel is the Spring Creek trail, which connects to Columbine Trail)

A few more miles and another tunnel later, you'll reach the parking lot at the top of the Cheyenne Canon paved road. Continue through the lot, through the metal gate, and you'll soon reach the bottom of Buckhorn trail. If you make a sharp turn left on the road at the end of the canyon, you've gone too far.

Contacts

Local Club: Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Jan 10, 2018: Missing Link Video – Final Cut

Oct 1, 2017: End of Trail Season Hootenanny!

Mar 21, 2017: Spring 2017 Newsletter

Land Manager: City of Colorado Springs

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Climbing Columbine Trail.
Climbing Columbine Trail.
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Gold Camp Road tunnel #1.
Gold Camp Road tunnel #1.
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Gold Camp road overlooking the Broadmoor hotel and Colorado Springs.
Gold Camp road overlooking the Broadmoor hotel…
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CSMBC Night ride.
CSMBC Night ride.
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Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain
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Just off the trailhead at the top of The Chutes.
Just off the trailhead at the top of The Chutes.
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Joe Grubenhoff
Joe Grubenhoff  
Early in morning on weekday, little traffic. About 30 min ride +\- from top of The Chutes to Upper Columbine Trail Head. Lots of deer & hummingbirds. Columbine is a growler of a climb due to lots of loose gravel so this makes for a nice easy climb before a fun descent down Columbine. Easy to get to the Chutes from BroAdmoor hotel and then up Gold Camp and Down Columbine (2 hr round trip) Jul 10, 2017

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