| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-11 | Ascent & Marathon will be run on Aug 15th & 16th. Unless you want to be run over by 1600+ runners, hikers are strongly encouraged to pick another day. | gerrys |
| 2009-06-06 | Barr Trail TH will be closed all day on Wednesday, June 10th for maintenance work. | womanhiker |
| 2009-05-27 | The Barr Trailhead parking lot will soon cost $5 per day to use. The city will be installing a self service pay station early this summer. | CO Native |
| 2009-05-18 | Parking was hell. Beyond that, the trail was bone dry all the way to the Bottomless Pit junction. From there, there were snow patches off and on to treeline. Above treeline, it was snowy/slushy. | Aubrey |
| 2009-04-20 | The trail is pretty clear up to about mile 2.5/3. From there its super wet and slushy from the recent snowfall. | rangerdrew |
| 2008-06-10 | Only the standard parking issues at the trail head, no snow/ice left below treeline on the Barr Trail. Two 100ft drifts at 13K, then some patchy snow above 13500ft, though all patches are well tread and easily passable. | thebeave7 |
| 2008-05-04 | Very crowded get there as early as you can. No ice or snow on the incline stairs. Pikes has some pretty big drifts before treeline. Snowshoes are optional but highly recomended. Did not use crampons on the east face. Completly doable. | lostsheep5 |
| 2008-04-29 | Can we now hike to Barr Camp? | lifecolorado |
| 2008-01-07 | Seems that this one is always easy to get to unless it is a beautiful, warm day and everyone is hiking/running the trail/incline. As of Saturday, January 5, 2008 the trail is icy beginning at the trailhead; some short stretches are melted though. | Brad |
| 2007-07-03 | TH is easily accessible; at 6:00 AM on Saturday, June 30th, you could not have parked on Ruxton though, so get there early. | Brad |
| 2007-04-21 | Hiked to 10645' today. The trail was completely snow free until the spur at No Name Creek. From there to Barr Camp it was sporadic; snow was very well packed too. From Barr Camp to 10645' (about 3/4 mile past Barr Camp) the trail was completely covered in snow and we post holed several times. You can tell the traffic has been stopping at Barr Camp. | Brad |
| 2007-04-11 | My wife and I hiked up to just past the cutoff for the incline on the 1st of April and the trail was snow-free to that point (about 3.5 miles into the trail - approx. 9000'). I will update again as we should head back up a portion this weekend. | Brad |
| 2005-05-08 | May 4, 2005: The Barr Trailhead is open, but then again, it's nearly always accessible. Be careful parking here, though. The lot fills up quickly, and the people who run the Cog RR are really anal about parking, even when the Cog isn't running. They will tow you. If the main lot is full, your best bet will be to park way down the hill on Hydro street near some houses. If that area is full, you might have to park way down in Manitou. | sisyphus |
| Location: | Front Range |
| 14ers Served: | Pikes Peak |
| Road Type: | 2WD paved to the TH. |
| Winter Access: | Open year-round. |
| Directions: | From City Hall in the center of Manitou Springs go west 1/2 mile to Ruxton, turn left 3/4 mile past the cog railway to the parking lot by the hydro plant. Calculate Driving Time from your Address |
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