Trip
Ascending Hikes – Barr Camp via Barr Trail
Ascending Hike to Barr Camp via Barr Trail. Pace would be towards slower side, targeted at participants building speed, strength, and stamina. If you are a fast hiker, this one may not be for you. Information about the Ascending Hikes Section can be found on the Section webpage here: https://www.cmc.org/groups-sections/special-interest-sections/ascending-hikes
Contacts
Touqeer Ahmad
Primary Leader
- Sat, Nov 2, 2024
- Pikes Peak
- Hiking
- Adults
- Chalenging
- Challenging
- Mileage: 12.8 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,520 ft
- High Point Elevation: 10,176 ft
- Pace: ~1.5
- 3 (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- We shall meet at 5:45am in the Safeway Parking lot in Old Colorado City to consolidate into fewer cars to address the growing parking cost at Barr Trail trailhead -- to be divided among participants of each vehicle. The Safeway is located here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JrxMw6Jd1Yex4zB77
- After assembling carpool, we shall head straight to the parking lot at Barr Trail as space could be limited.
- This is an Ascending Hike, designed for hikers who are working on speed, strength, and stamina. If you need to hike faster, please choose another hike.
- Please don't schedule anything in the afternoon, this is a lengthy/challenging hike.
- Please be ready for a winter hike with warm layers and micro-spikes, trekking poles could be helpful especially coming down.
- We shall travel as a group and practice 7 principles of Leave No Trace. If you need to refresh yourself with LNT, please visit: https://learn.lnt.org/courses/101
- Please contact me if you have any questions.
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- 10 essentials
- Warm layers
- Food/snacks and water to survive full day of hiking.
- Hiking poles -- recommended
- Microspikes may be required -- depending on conditions.
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