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Route: Monument Freeway

Submitted by James Lauriello on Fri, 11/04/2022 - 02:19pm
Location
Colorado, US
Distance
12.31 mi
Vertical Gain
4,196 ft
Description

The Monument Freeway - an extremely fun 12(ish) mile traverse that links the Northern Colorado Springs peaks together from the towns Monument to Palmer Lake. The Route Could be run S to N or N to S. If run S to N the route begins with Mount Herman and ends in downtown Palmer Lake. Being on the front range and lower elevation, this route provides for a perfect low elevation winter linkup 

Peaks Linked from S to N include 

Mount Herman - 9,063 ft

Raspberry Mountain - 8,616 ft

Chautauqua Mountain - 8,352 ft

Sundance Mountain A - 8,209 ft 

Sundance Mountain B - 8,255 ft 

GPS Track
Monument Freeway .gpx73.55 KB

FKTs

Comments

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Wesley Trimble
Fri, 06/23/2023 - 07:31am

As a resident of Palmer Lake, I've run variations of this route and even thought about setting up a similar route. I was thinking about attending this FKT this fall, but I'm going to keep my eye on the weather and attempt it some time this summer as training for the Ascent. I'll keep you posted.

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Wesley Trimble
Sat, 06/24/2023 - 05:55am

Ok, I'm feeling antsy and I'm going to give this FKT a shot today. It will be my first FKT if I'm successful.