Trip
Hiking – Spruce Mountain Trail
Full Moon Hike at Spruce Mountain Open Space. We will hike out to the overlook to catch the sunset. Then we can watch the moon rise as we are hiking back.
Contacts
- Sat, Feb 24, 2024
- Pikes Peak
- Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.7 mi
- Elevation Gain: 500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 7,650 ft
- Maximum Wind: 5 kts
- Pace: 2.0
- 3 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Let's meet at the Spruce Mountain trailhead at 4:30pm, Saturday, 24FEB2024.
13415 S Spruce Mountain Rd, Larkspur, CO 80118 Also known as CR 53...the road between Palmer Lake and Larkspur. The trailhead is about 3.5 miles north of Palmer Lake.
Sunset is at 5:45pm. Moonrise is at 6:05pm. We should have the perfect moonlight to hike without headlamps if the cloud cover is minimum. We will hike outbound for about an hour to the overlook. So plan for a 2 hour-ish hike.
Back at the trailhead, we can hang out a bit for some apres drinks and snacks.
Note: The open space closes 1 hour after sunset, so we need to be back to the parking lot by 6:45pm.
Required Equipment
Bring your 10 Essentials, microspikes, headlamps, and some post climb refreshments for back at the trailhead.