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The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway (also known as the Pikes Peak Cog Railway) is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado. The base station is in Manitou Springs, near Colorado Springs.
Your train ride takes you 9 miles up to the summit of Pikes Peak but your journey transports you back in time. Enter Pike National Forest, travel along Ruxton Creek, by Diamond Rock, within the steep, rocky walls of Englemann Canyon, past stacked boulder formations, a striking waterfall, and through Deer Park.
6 sie 2021 · Tips for Riding the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. All speeches aside, riding the Cog Railway to the new Visitor Center and gift shop is a bucket-list-worthy experience for Colorado Springs visitors and locals. Here are our tips for making the most of your Pikes Peak visit.
Enjoy sweeping 360-degree views of the Pikes Peak region, from the far eastern plains to the Continental Divide along the snow-capped Rocky Mountains to the west. On a clear day, you may even see the historic mining camp of Cripple Creek and the skyscrapers of downtown Denver.
2 gru 2022 · You can make the 25-mile hike up Pikes Peak (you 100% get bragging rights if you do this). You can drive up Pikes Peak (keeping your eyes on the road, not the scenery). Or, you can ride a newly renovated train to the top. Its official name is the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
Get your tickets in advance, plan your day around a three-hour round-trip train ride, review our FAQs, and get ready for one of the most unique experiences in the country: an all-new journey to the top of Pikes Peak.
Hike to the top of Pikes Peak on the 13-mile Barr Trail route and book a ride on the Cog for your return trip — your weary legs will thank you. Alternatively, take a one way ride up to the summit and then bike down the Pikes Peak Highway for 19 miles of twisting, turning, and downhill fun.
