Welcome to Travel Tuesday! I’m still virtually on the Colorado Springs portion of my road trip from last summer, so we’re gonna be going through the Cheyenne and Grandview Trail Loop today!
Cheyenne and Grandview Trail Loop in Palmer Park
Colorado Springs is an outdoor lover’s dream–there’s so much to do everywhere! There are actually something around 25 miles of trails over in the Palmer Park area, which is located only a couple miles northeast of the downtown area (and maybe like…a 10 minute drive, if even, from the hostel I was staying at).
Distance: 1.8 mile loop
Elevation: 183 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Admission: Free
Parking: Free
Trailhead Address: 38.8733700, -104.7770000
If you’re looking for a short hike that’s away from all the crowds, this one’s a definite contender! I barely ran into anyone while I was trekking around out here!
Another plus side to this trail is also that it’s both dog and horse-friendly! :] I have neither (although I’d love to have both someday, haha–one can dream…).
You can also go mountain biking here if you so choose! :] It was intermittently raining on the afternoon that I went, but thankfully it wasn’t too slippery anywhere. (Be careful on the more gravelly sections!)
Full disclosure: I may have gotten a tad bit lost somehow due to a little unintentional meandering, but minus the heat, it was fun to explore anyway!
- Have you ever been to Colorado Springs? What was your favorite place to visit there?
- What’s your favorite not-too-populated trail?
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It looks like an amazing hike to do. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by! :]!
Sounds a relaxing weekend hide option, unfortunately I probably need a flight to get there. Anyways, thanks for sharing.
Yeah, the whole non-essential travel makes things hard right now but hopefully things will get better soon!
This looks like such a fun and easy hike! Itās very helpful that you included distance and elevation etc.
I to love getting out in nature (itās a bonus when itās quiet and youāre free to explore!)
Your photos are also amazing and really make me want to do this hike!!
Agreed! It’s especially welcomed right now, since we’re supposed to be doing the whole social distancing thing anyway!
Thanks so much! :] I hope you get to go on it sometime!
Wonderful hike! I loved all this information, and I saved this post to go back to soon!
Thanks! I hope you get to check it out sometime! :]
Thanks for sharing your experience and photos!
Thank you for stopping by! :]
What a beautiful hike! I love it when you don’t run into hardly any people while hiking. This sounds like my kind of a hike! Thank you for sharing!
Those tend to be my favorite hikes too!