Name: Templeton Trail
Rating: 3.6

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“The hardest of the Palmer Park loops.”

— Jon Zanone

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Think Hans Rey. There are plenty of hike-a-bike sections punctuated by sections of singletrack. Templeton runs the circumference of Yucca Flats. The west north west side of the trail is the most difficult, but there are unrideable sections throughout the trail. Of course, that's my opinion. You may think it's a breeze...

Contacts

Local Club: Guardians of Palmer Park

Land Manager: City of Colorado Springs, CO- Parks, Trails & Open Space

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Trail Ratings

3.6 from 14 votes

#3

in Palmer Park

#6224

Overall

3.6 from 14 votes

5 Star		21%
4 Star		50%
3 Star		7%
2 Star		14%
1 Star		7%

Rankings

#3

in Palmer Park

#632

in Colorado

#6,224

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Templeton Connector

Riding back after the snow.

The easy part of Templeton Trail in Palmer Park...

Looking at Pikes Peak from the Palmer Point Tra…

The portion of Yucca Trail that overlaps Temple…

Yuccas in bloom

Yucca Trail Alternate is easy like the rest of…

The start of hike-your-bike

Western edge of Palmer Park.

Enjoying the Palmer Point loop.

This is where you can break off the Templeton/Y…

3 Comments

Patrick Yarbrough
Colorado Springs, CO

Patrick Yarbrough Colorado Springs, CO

I enjoy a nice hike- a- bike section here and there, but getting on and off the bike every quarter or half a mile isn't very fun to do. Oct 5, 2014

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Ryan Kildee
Bellaire, MI

Ryan Kildee Bellaire, MI

The hike a bikes can be annoying, but when you know what you're getting into not as much. Worth it for some of the stupidly fun tech parts that are rideable, and a great test piece. Apr 12, 2015

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Patrick Yarbrough
Colorado Springs, CO

Patrick Yarbrough Colorado Springs, CO

Wow I used to be such a baby, this is probably the best trail in the park! Mar 28, 2018

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4.0 Miles 6.4 Kilometers Singletrack	408' 124 m Ascent -409' -125 m Descent
4% Avg Grade (2°) 18% Max Grade (10°)	6,559' 1,999 m High 6,421' 1,957 m Low

Templeton Trail

4.0 Miles 6.4 Kilometers

Singletrack

408' 124 m

-409' -125 m

4%

18%

6,559' 1,999 m

6,421' 1,957 m

Shared By Jon Zanone