Waypoints

1. S : km 0 - alt. 2,272 m - END SEGMENT COS1: Indian Creek Trailhead 39.37925, -105.10058 Elev 7480 ft BEGIN SEGMENT COS2: Leave parking lot to the southeast and turn left on Jarre Canyon Road.
2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 2,275 m - JOG: Turn right onto Forest Rd 513 then left (E) onto CO 67 N 39.37910, -105.09970 Elev 7475 ft
3. 3 : km 0.66 - alt. 2,314 m - Turn right onto Rampart Range Rd 39.37752, -105.09367 Elev 7616 ft
4. 4 : km 0.76 - alt. 2,318 m - Turn Right into Powerline Trail trailhead. Vault toilets. Parking lot. The trail begins in the southwest corner of the parking lot. 39.37692, -105.09439 Elev 7616 ft
5. 5 : km 0.94 - alt. 2,327 m - Begin either Powerline Trail 690 or Beginner Trail 627. Both parallel each other for the duration of the hike. Powerline Trail is more strenuous. 39.37617, -105.09575 Elev 7661 ft
6. 6 : km 3.34 - alt. 2,386 m - Vault Toilet 39.36015, -105.07905 Elev 7853 ft
7. 7 : km 5.4 - alt. 2,442 m - Sunset Point Large dome shape rock at this ATV trailhead. 39.34843, -105.08699 Elev 8031 ft
8. 8 : km 8.37 - alt. 2,505 m - Flat Rocks Campground to the west, Flat Rocks Trailhead to the east on FR 300T. Vault Toilet at Trailhead. 39.32599, -105.08762 Elev 8233 ft --- 19 sites - first-come, first-served. Tent camping, Camping trailer, Picnic tables, Toilets, Drinking water, Parking. This is the only campground designated for ATVs, so it tends to fill up quickly. Reservations are not accepted. Pike Forest Supervisors Office (719) 553-1400
9. 9 : km 10.92 - alt. 2,566 m - Turn left on the access path leading to Rampart Range Road. 39.30381, -105.09035 Elev 8457 ft
10. 10 : km 11.04 - alt. 2,574 m - Turn left on Rampart Range Road, heading east. 39.30366, -105.08903 Elev 8467 ft
11. 11 : km 11.1 - alt. 2,575 m - Turn right onto Jackson Creek Road/FR 502 39.30383, -105.08830 Elev 8461 ft --- Vault toilet on the left (N) at the parking lot.
12. 12 : km 13.96 - alt. 2,465 m - Keep right at the fork. 39.31532, -105.06569 Elev 8109 ft --- Tomahawk Trail leaves to the north. Scotty's trail to the south.
13. 13 : km 14.36 - alt. 2,423 m - Turn left onto Jackson Creek Road/FR 502 39.3138, -105.0617
14. 14 : km 15.81 - alt. 2,331 m - Leaving Pike National Forest ENTERING DOUGLAS COUNTY Sheriff: (303) 660-7505 Newspaper: Douglas County News-Press (303) 566-4100
15. 15 : km 18.68 - alt. 2,178 m - Int with Hidden Valley Rd. Continue straight on Jackson Creek Rd. 39.3398, -105.0392
16. 16 : km 18.92 - alt. 2,185 m - Keep left (E) onto West Jackson Creek Road (N). For the next mile, several minor roads come in from the left and right. Continue on the main road - Jackson Creek Rd.
17. 17 : km 19.29 - alt. 2,162 m - Religious Centers At West Oakway, to the east, Shamballah-Ashrama, to the west Brotherhood of the White Temple. Dr. Maurice Doreal, the Denver-based “Supreme Voice” for the Ascended Masters, super-evolved human beings who live below Tibet. After World War 2, Doreal announced that he moved his Brotherhood of the White Temple from central Denver to rural Colorado to wait out the coming nuclear holocaust. 39.34347, -105.03481 Elev 7098 ft
18. 18 : km 22.13 - alt. 1,918 m - Dirt road becomes a paved road. 39.34705, -105.00584 Elev 6304 ft
19. 19 : km 24.3 - alt. 1,836 m - Crossing Jackson Creek, for which the road is named.
20. 20 : km 25.24 - alt. 1,829 m - Crossing West Plum Creek.
21. 21 : km 25.59 - alt. 1,857 m - Turn right onto CO-105 E (signs for Douglas Country 105)/Perry Park Rd
22. 22 : km 40.45 - alt. 2,014 m - Turn left (ENE) onto Perry Park Ave. 39.2320, -104.9401
23. 23 : km 43.28 - alt. 2,105 m - ENTERING LARKSPUR Sheriff: (303) 660-7505 Newspaper: Douglas County News-Press (303) 566-4100
24. 24 : km 43.67 - alt. 2,121 m - Larkspur Elementary School on northside of the trail. Parking for Renassance Festival on the southside.
25. 25 : km 45.51 - alt. 2,035 m - Larkspur, Colorado - Turn right (S) onto S Spruce Mountain Rd.
26. 26 : km 45.57 - alt. 2,034 m - Turn left onto West Plum Creek Avenue
27. 27 : km 45.77 - alt. 2,031 m - Cross railroad tracks and enter Colorado Front Range Trail/Frink Creamery Trailhead. Following Colorado Front Range Trail as it leaves to the south-southwest. 39.22801, -104.88225 Elev 6684 ft
28. 28 : km 46.18 - alt. 2,050 m - You can see Larkspur Butte to the east. 39.22443, -104.88278 Elev 6749 ft
29. 29 : km 47.14 - alt. 2,054 m - ENTERING SPRUCE MEADOWS OPEN SPACE Cattle grazing occurs on the property from May 1 through Sept. 15. 39.21693, -104.87893 Elev 6750 ft
30. 30 : km 51.43 - alt. 2,099 m - Continue straight (S) on East Noe Road
31. 31 : km 52.2 - alt. 2,107 m - Turn left into Greenland Trailhead Pit Toilet, Water, Picnic shelter.
32. 32 : km 52.27 - alt. 2,110 m - Turn right onto Greenland OS Trail/Colorado Front Range Trail
33. 33 : km 53.78 - alt. 2,131 m - At a fork, follow the trail on the far right. 39.16904, -104.85897 Elev 7003 ft --- Kipps Loop trail leaves to the left.
34. 34 : km 54.72 - alt. 2,138 m - A small pond with varying sizes. Sometimes very full, sometimes no more than a puddle. 39.16258, -104.86504 Elev 7035 ft
35. 35 : km 56.05 - alt. 2,151 m - Keep left and continue southwest on Greenland Trail. Greenland loop leaves to the northeast. 39.15533, -104.87529 Elev 7067 ft
36. 36 : km 59.68 - alt. 2,203 m - The trail reaches County Line Trailhead. Turn right on County Line Road. ENTERING EL PASO COUNTY Sheriff: (719) 520-7100 Newspaper: The Gazette (719) 632-5511 39.12986, -104.90067 Elev 7226 ft
37. 37 : km 59.77 - alt. 2,205 m - Bear left off of the road onto a single track heading uphill to the southwest. This is the New Santa Fe Regional Trail.
38. 38 : km 60.55 - alt. 2,216 m - Turn left crossing Spruce Avenue and continue on New Santa Fe Regional Trail heading southwest.
39. 39 : km 61.03 - alt. 2,204 m - Turn Left into New Santa Fe Regional Trail trailhead.
40. 40 : km 66.2 - alt. 2,134 m - At the fork, keep right. The trail passes under CO 105 and continues into town. Monument Trailhead parking is to the left.
41. 41 : km 66.79 - alt. 2,133 m - Cross 3rd Street. --- Monument Business Dist 0.31mi east on 3rd St. PO, Restaurants, C-Store, Drug Store. PO - 545 3rd St, Monument, CO 80132 M-F 8-5, Sa 8-1 7-Eleven - 24 hrs Walgreens - Daily 7-10 McDonalds - 24 hrs
42. 42 : km 66.85 - alt. 2,133 m - Monument Trailhead Park. Restrooms, water fountain, picnic tables.
43. 43 : km 67.32 - alt. 2,125 m - Cross Old Denver Rd/Beacon Lite Rd, and continue on New Santa Fe Trail to the southeast.
44. 44 : km 71.02 - alt. 2,080 m - Baptist Road Trailhead - Toilets Cross West Baptist Road and continue on New Santa Fe Trail heading to the south. --- Services - east on W Baptist Road C-Store, Truck Stop (showers) - 0.3 Full Grocery, Restaurants, Drug Store - 0.7
45. 45 : km 73.58 - alt. 2,055 m - ENTERING US AIR FORCE ACADEMY Police: (719) 333-2001
46. 46 : km 75.59 - alt. 2,037 m - North Gate Trailhead to the west. Parking only.
47. 47 : km 79.33 - alt. 2,002 m - The trail bends right, leaving the old railroad grade, and generally continues to the west. 38.99555, -104.82072 Elev 6583 ft
48. 48 : km 82.83 - alt. 1,958 m - You are passing under South Gate Boulevard. The US Air Force Academy airstrip is to the east. You are likely to see varying types of aircraft, sailplanes, and parachute drops. 38.97478, -104.83287 Elev 6460 ft
49. 49 : km 84.77 - alt. 1,942 m - Ice Lake Trailhead - Parking Only.
50. 50 : km 85.03 - alt. 1,938 m - Lee Lake Toilets, water
51. 51 : km 85.53 - alt. 1,934 m - Leaving US Air Force Academy ENTERING WOODMEN VALLEY OPEN SPACE 38.95498, -104.83342 Elev 6372 ft
52. E : km 88.25 - alt. 1,916 m - END COLORADO SOUTH SEGMENT 2: Edmunson Trailhead. Picnic Shelter. Toilet. BEGIN COLORADO SOUTH SEGMENT 3: Keep left at the fork to stay on New Santa Fe Trail that soon passes under East Woodman Road.

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