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Ending Elevation:
10,740 Feet
USGS Maps:
Quad Maps: Cripple Creek, Pikes Peak
Length, One-way:
1.5 Miles
Elevation Gain:
1,040 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Beginning Elevation:
9,700 Feet
Trail Number:
704B
Reservation:
No
Season:
May - October
From Colorado Springs, From Colorado Springs, take Highway 24, through Woodland Park, toDivide. Turn south on Highway 67 and drive 8 miles until you see a closed tunnel.Parking is available on the other side of the closed tunnel.
Location Information
Horsethief Falls Trail, #704B, may be accessed from Highway 67 at Horsethief Park Trailhead. It is open to foot, mountain bike and horse traffic. Motorized vehicles are prohibited. This trail is a moderately difficult trail of 1.5 miles and an elevation change of 750'. The trail will fork, with the right fork becoming Pancake Rocks trail, and the left fork becoming Horsethief Park Trail. Continue straight, this is the Horsethief Falls Trail. This trail travels through woods to reach a waterfall. From there you must return to the trailhead the way you came.
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