12/8/2023 0 Comments Parkdale colorado elevation![]() Turn left and follow the road until you see Anticline pick back up on your right. Taking the left you'll quickly hit another dirt road. Take a right to get back to Unconformity and the Fire Canyon Trailhead or turn left on Anticline to experience a fun flowing trail with some great alternate lines which are described here. You'll hit the intersection with Anticline. The re-routes of this trail have turned it into a super fun descent and also a great climb if you want a direct line to Island in the Sky. If you've had enough climbing, turn left and head down Fire Canyon. If you want a longer ride and more fun downhill, turn right and climb up Fire Canyon back to Island in the Sky and then turn left, back tracking your way down Unconformity. At the bottom of the canyon you'll hit Fire Canyon Trail. Some swear you can see bigfoot's toe in the ancient rock formation.īack track to the steep downhill trail and enjoy the cruising fun downhill. ![]() If you want another great view/overlook head straight to the end of the trail and take in another amazing vista with drop offs on three sides and some interesting geologic features. Soon you'll see an obvious trail coming in on your left that dives steeply downhill. Keep following the trail where you'll find yourself on the rim of a 200' cliff offering one of the most amazing views in the Canon City area.Įnjoy the view for a bit, take a breather, and then keep heading north on the rocky somewhat technical rim trail. Keep going straight and follow the singletrack on your left where it eventually crests out onto a ridge with some amazing views of Canon City. Enjoy another mile of great singletrack that begins to wind through Ponderosa trees and oak where it will eventually dump you out onto another intersection with a dirt road. Keep left at the next intersection (right is the top of Fire Canyon). Soon you'll see a trail taking off on your left which is the beginning of Island in the Sky. Take a right on this road and follow it right through the next "Y". Soon enough you'll hit another dirt road. You'll eventually come into the burn area where the trail meanders through some amazing rock outcrops with some tough switchbacks. ![]() Keep left on Unconformity, passing the sign for Fire Canyon and Anticline. Follow this to the informal Fire Canyon Trailhead.Īt the trailhead follow the signs for Unconformity/ Fire Canyon and start to climb up some more great singletrack that is a little tougher with more obstacles than the lower trails. Across the road you'll see Tectonic Shift continue. Take a right following the signs for Tectonic Shift and keep the fun going until you pop out onto a dirt road intersection. Bighorn Sheep live in the Gorge, while the ubiquitous Mule Deer are plentiful.Start at the lower trailhead and jump immediately into Tectonic Shift which offers fun flowy cross-country type singletrack with some small rock challenges to keep you on your toes. While many visitors to Colorado’s mountains see thick stands of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir or wide-open alpine tundra, these desert peaks wear a stubble of grasses and ground cacti, and are dotted in mixed Piñon-Juniper clusters and speckled with can cholla. These twin mini-ranges are bordered by Cañon City to the east, US Highway 50 to the east and the north, Fremont CR 3 and South Webster Park to the west and Temple Canyon to the south. ![]() The peaks of the Royal Gorge Hills and Grand Canyon Hills form the scenic backdrop for visitors to Cañon City from the east. Many are content to savor views from the highest suspension bridge in the world, while other brave souls venture into the Gorge to raft the raging rapids. These two small ranges are cleaved by the 1,250 foot deep Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, a dramatic land formation that draws visitors from around the country and even from around the globe. This small bundle of desert peaks rises north of the Wet Mountains and are generally hot, dry, rocky and covered in prickly plant-life. West of Cañon City sits a pair of small desert ranges called the Royal Gorge Hills and the Grand Canyon Hills. Fremont Peak Cholla and Sangre de Cristo mountains
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