| Famous climb |
| Beautiful scenery |
| 18 hairpin turns |
| #53 toughest climb of World |
| #34 most elevation gain of World |
| #57 longest climb of North America |
| #16 average steepest climb of Rocky Mountains |
Pikes Peak from Manitou Springs is a climb in the region Colorado. It is 23.6 mi long and bridges 7874 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1922. The top of the ascent is located at 14101 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.
Road names: Manitou Avenue, Fountain Avenue & Pikes Peak Highway
5.0 by HerrWeedThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.A truly epic ride. It has everything. Great scenery, hairpin curves, steep sections, lots of vertical. Tough, challenging ride. Be prepared for a day of grinding it out. The first half of the ride is very manageable. The second half is tough. A must ride.... read more
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Wonderful experience with a view of the plaines that will stay with you for life. It's high, but you also start high, so all in all doable. The descent is fantastic over very good asphalt. A bit bothered by cars's in the descent, with the bike you want to go faster of course. Great experience.
Prachtige ervaring met een uitzicht over de plaines dat je je leven lang bijblijft. Het is hoog, maar je start ook hoog, dus al bij al goed te doen. De afdaling is fantastisch over heel goed asfalt. Wel beetje last van auto's in de afdaling, met de fiets wil je sneller natuurlijk. Geweldige ervaring.
Pikes Peak is a mountain near Colorado Springs with an elevation of 4302 m (14,115 feet).
The mountain was named after Zebulon Pike, an explorer who led the Pikes expedition into southern Colorado in 1806.
The total climb is 19 miles and after each mile there is a beautiful sign with current elevation and a picture of a plant or animal from the area.
It is crowded with cars's and particularly irritating at the beginning of the climb, although drivers drive well around us.
Sometimes they shout encouragement, as they too know this is no easy task.
The percentages fluctuate between 7 and 10%, with occasional peaks of 11 to 12%.
After a car park, where people can go up in shuttles, the best 10 kilometres of the climb follow.
The tree line is passed and you can see beautifully down where you came from.
I take many photos's, as the views are grandiose.
The effect of the thin air is noticeable and the whole climb is certainly not an easy task.
Above, a beautiful pass sign.
Pikes Peak is een berg in de buurt van Colorado Springs met een hoogte van 4302 m (14.115 feet).
De berg werd genoemd naar Zebulon Pike, een ontdekkingsreiziger die in 1806 de Pike-expeditie in het zuiden van Colorado aanvoerde.
De totale klim is 19 mijl en na elke mijl staat een prachtig bord met huidige hoogte en een afbeelding van een plant of dier uit de omgeving.
Het is druk met auto's en met name in het begin van de klim is het irritant, hoewel de bestuurders ruim om ons heen rijden.
Soms roepen ze aanmoedigingen, want ook zij weten dat dit geen makkelijke opgave is.
De percentages schommelen tussen de 7 en 10%, met soms uitschieters naar 11 tot 12%.
Na een parkeerplaats, waar mensen in shuttlebusjes naar boven kunnen, volgen de mooiste 10 kilometers van de klim.
De boomgrens wordt gepasseerd en je kunt prachtig naar beneden kijken waar je vandaan komt.
Ik maak veel foto's, want de uitzichten zijn grandioos.
Het effect van de ijle lucht is merkbaar en de hele klim is zeker geen makkelijke opgave.
Boven een fraai pasbord.
A truly epic ride. It has everything. Great scenery, hairpin curves, steep sections, lots of vertical. Tough, challenging ride. Be prepared for a day of grinding it out. The first half of the ride is very manageable. The second half is tough. A must ride.
| 5 mph | 04:44:55 |
| 7 mph | 03:21:43 |
| 9 mph | 02:37:12 |
| 12 mph | 01:58:06 |
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