Spruce Mountain Trail Castle Rock CO
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.62 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,644 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,680 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,611 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 7,081 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 36 minutes
- Coordinates
- 651
- Uploaded
- March 23, 2011
- Recorded
- November 2010
near Spruce, Colorado (United States)
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Itinerary description
Spruce Mountain Trail ascends Spruce Mountain through a ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forest. The first lookout offers breathtaking views of Greenland Open Space, surrounding buttes, Pikes Peak, the Palmer Divide, Carpenter Creek and thousands of acres of protected open space. There will be plenty of opportunities to gaze off rocky lookouts in all directions. Bring your camera. For variety, descend on the service road and hike back along the Eagle Pass trail.
From I-25, take the Greenland Exit (167) to the west and travel ¼ mile west and ½ mile south. Bypass the Greenland Trailhead and continue right on the main gravel road (Noe Road) over two sets of railroad tracks and continue another mile to Spruce Mountain Road. Take a left and head south for about one mile to the parking area on your right.
From I-25, take the Greenland Exit (167) to the west and travel ¼ mile west and ½ mile south. Bypass the Greenland Trailhead and continue right on the main gravel road (Noe Road) over two sets of railroad tracks and continue another mile to Spruce Mountain Road. Take a left and head south for about one mile to the parking area on your right.
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