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Colorado Springs: Palmer Lake to Cap Rock

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Author:	jblackstone
Activity:	Not Specified
State:	Colorado (CO)
Distance:	3.9 mi
Difficulty:	5 / 10
Rating:	Unrated

Quiet rules on this mostly off-trail, 5.1-mile scramble up a boulder strewn canyon to a gnarly rocky crown with panoramic mountain views in Pike National Forest TO TRAILHEAD: I-25 N to exit 163. Go 2 miles W to Palmer Lake, then W onto S Valley Rd., then S onto Old Carriage Rd. to trailhead.

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Distance: 2.39 mi	Points: 1532	Calories: none
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Distance: 1.51 mi	Points: 410	Calories: none
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PCR001

Location: 39.118641, -104.921097
Head W on trail along Monument Creek

PCR002

Location: 39.117340, -104.931198
Explore the house-sized boulders; enjoy views of lower reservoir

PCR003

Location: 39.116692, -104.933197
Bear R at unmarked fork going NW (not N!); trail becomes less defined up valley; stay above creek bed

PCR004

Location: 39.122280, -104.949699
Turn N; climb boulders up the canyon; keep about 50 feet from the cliff wall

PCR005

Location: 39.124611, -104.950302
Steep climb to NW; path swings S to summit

PCR006

Location: 39.123600, -104.950600
Spectacular views from 8,200-foot Cap Rock; backtrack down mountain

PCR007

Location: 39.122040, -104.943604
Turn R onto old jeep trail

PCR008

Location: 39.114311, -104.943497
Swing L down steep valley to upper Palmer Lake

PCR009

Location: 39.112850, -104.941902
Descend on L side of river fork

PCR010

Location: 39.116001, -104.933998
Huge rock formations on L; finish loop @ lower reservoir, then backtrack to trailhead

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