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Pikes Peak Toll Road, Colorado

Location

From US24 at Cascade, about ten miles northwest of Colorado Springs, to virtually the top of Pikes Peak.

Description

I haven't driven this road but I have visited the top of Pikes Peak by means of the cog railroad. The views from the summit of mountain ranges hundreds of miles away are stupendous.

This road is about nineteen miles long. It is paved for the first seven miles and the paved section is reported as being in excellent shape (as at summer 1999). The latter half is gravel except for one short stretch of less than a mile. The gravel section is wide, mostly smooth, and generally a good road suitable for normal cars. This road does not have guardrails.

The summit of Pikes Peak is at 14,110 ft and this road almost reaches this height, where you may well experience the effects of altitude including dizziness.

This road is less steep than the Mount Evans Byway and does not quite reach the same altitude.

This road is normally open from May to October, depending on snowfall.

The road passes through the Pike National Forest.

Toll

$10 per adult (summer 1999).

Acknowledgement

My thanks to Dale Urish of Scranton, Kansas, who kindly provided much of the information on this page.

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