Senad Rizvanovic - Nov 24, 2024 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2024
Barr trail
Nice hike from Bar Trail, combo with Rocky Mountain
Walkoutnow - Jun 13, 2020 8:38 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2020
Hot day
Up Barr trail as the Incline was closed (covid). Decided to go up to Manitou since I had already done Rocky. Tons of lady bugs up top, and much needed shade. Very hot day, especially on way down. In the nineties. Still a cool area around there.
crussellbowden - Jul 7, 2017 9:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2017
This was the second mountain that I ever climbed, when living in Manitou Springs in the late 80's. I huffed and puffed up the Barr Trail to get near this mountain. This one and Cameron's Cone were early ones that gave me the climbing bug. They also casused me to stop smoking because I decided I liked hiking better than smoking!
Brian Kalet - Jul 23, 2012 11:14 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
While I struggled with the incline, the cadets easily blew right past me. Nevertheless, this was a great conditioning climb for the later season in the high country.
VermontMike - Aug 19, 2009 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Incline-->Rocky Mountain-->Mount Manitou
Summited Rocky Mountain after hiking the Incline, then bushwhacked from RM to Mount Manitou's summit. Easy bushwhack through open forest. Walked down the experimental forest road to the junction with Barr and back down to the bottom.
ktiffany22 - May 10, 2009 1:31 am Date Climbed: May 9, 2009
May 9, 2009
Summited with HokieJim. This is definitely the "ugly step-sister" as mentioned in the route page, but well worth it anyways!
HokieJim - May 9, 2009 7:03 pm Date Climbed: May 9, 2009
Basic Bushwacking
Climbed the incline and then continued on to Rocky Mtn's false summit, then true summit. Decided to bushwack over to Manitou and returned from the road along J-Pipe, then back down the incline. Never saw a trail on the way from the road to/from the summit of Manitou.
BeginnerClimber - Jul 1, 2008 10:43 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
Summit #6
Did Barr Trail to the Experimental Forest turnoff, then summited Mount Manitou. Relaxed and took a little nap (that was wonderful!) after which my dog Keisha and I took the trail over to Rocky Mountain. Another beautiful view, and I took the time to mark the trail at the top a little better.
Jerry L - May 19, 2008 10:34 am Date Climbed: May 18, 2008
Incline Trail
Climbed up after Rocky Mountain. Great views of Pikes Peak on a perfect day.
BeginnerClimber - May 17, 2008 6:54 pm Date Climbed: May 16, 2008
5th summit! (1st with the dog)
This is my 5th climb of Mt Manitou, but set a couple of firsts. This was my first summit of Manitou with my dog Keisha, and the first time I'd done both Rocky Mountain (6th summit) and Mount Manitou at the same time. To top it off, we did the Incline in about 54 minutes. Still getting in shape for the year!
Great time, just little bit of wind, lots of sun! Should be back a few more times this year.
Sarah Simon - Jan 12, 2008 8:19 pm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2008
Barr Trail to Fremont/J-Pipe/Around Rocky Mountain
Fantastic blue-bird day on the Front Range. Headed up Barr Trail, left the crowds at the Fremont-Pikes Summit junction. Headed into deep, mostly un-tracked powder through the Fremont Forest. Dropped our snow shoes for the final summit scamble and enjoyed the summit among massive Cougar prints in the snow. Views of snow-clad Pikes Peak and Almagre were just too much. Left the summit and returned by cutting north-east through much untracked powder then connecting with the "shortcut between Barr Trail and the Incline" and backtracking down the Barr Trail. GPS registered 9.37 miles. Hiking partners: Diane, Carol, Dave & Joe.
lizrdboy - Dec 1, 2007 11:48 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2007
Barr Trail
It was an unpredicted balmy day in the Springs. Great weather for the climb. It doesn't seen many people hike this minor peak, but it's good for some nice moderate exercise.
I did this hike in the winter with my dog i think she had more fun then i did..she loves the snow
cftbq - May 29, 2007 2:38 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
After Rocky Mountain
Made the short traverse after climbing Rocky Mtn. via the Incline. Bushwhacked my way both up and down. The major obstacles is downed timber, not rocks. Views are sparse, due to the trees, but it was a beautiful day. Went back down the Barr Trail, after following a totally different route than my ascent off the summit of Rocky. 2 hrs., 45 min RT.
BeginnerClimber - Mar 21, 2007 1:00 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2007
Postholed all the way
Looks like this is the first summit since last October. Overall, this is my third summit of Mount Manitou! The Incline was nice and clear today, but once I hit the J pipes, the snow was a foot deep. Heading up the trail to the summit ridge, it was 2 foot deep. However, the summit was clear, and I enjoyed a Dos Equis in the company of the sleeping ladybugs.
pittbrownie - Apr 12, 2006 3:56 am Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2006
Mt. Manitou
Mount Manitou via the incline/J-pipe express. Great little addition to the incline workout. Overshot the path on Long's Ranch Road so I did a bit of bushwacking. Tons of folks on the incline but I didn't see a soul once I got past that.
Route Climbed: J-Pipe Express Date Climbed: 15 Jan 2006
Climbed with my 9-year old son, and was quite surprised to see so few summit logs since I last climbed in Aug 2005. This was an absolutely GORGEOUS day, so got some great pics
I did notice some ribbons tied along the route, most notably on the 4-wheeler route between Rocky Mountain and Mount Manitou, there's now a ribbon on the north side of the road. This leads to a very VERY small trail that takes you right to the summit. This is the same trail I tried to find in August (and could see using Google Earth) but failed.
Senad Rizvanovic - Nov 24, 2024 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2024
Barr trailNice hike from Bar Trail, combo with Rocky Mountain
Walkoutnow - Jun 13, 2020 8:38 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2020
Hot dayUp Barr trail as the Incline was closed (covid). Decided to go up to Manitou since I had already done Rocky. Tons of lady bugs up top, and much needed shade. Very hot day, especially on way down. In the nineties. Still a cool area around there.
crussellbowden - Jul 7, 2017 9:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2017
VIEWS ARE WEAK LIKE THAT DRAKE ALBUMhttp://peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=824721
dino61111 - Jan 26, 2015 5:55 pm
Semi-obscure local's mountainThis was the second mountain that I ever climbed, when living in Manitou Springs in the late 80's. I huffed and puffed up the Barr Trail to get near this mountain. This one and Cameron's Cone were early ones that gave me the climbing bug. They also casused me to stop smoking because I decided I liked hiking better than smoking!
Brian Kalet - Jul 23, 2012 11:14 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
6 PeaksWith Rocky Mountain, 10245, Marys Mountain, Cameron Cone & Sheep Mountain.
Incliner - Oct 17, 2009 5:10 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2009
Beautiful...From the incline to Rocky Mountain Summit then over to Mount Manitou, back then down the Barr Trail...
GREAT DAY !!
INCLINER !!
colinpence - Sep 18, 2009 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2006
the cadets blew right past...While I struggled with the incline, the cadets easily blew right past me. Nevertheless, this was a great conditioning climb for the later season in the high country.
VermontMike - Aug 19, 2009 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Incline-->Rocky Mountain-->Mount ManitouSummited Rocky Mountain after hiking the Incline, then bushwhacked from RM to Mount Manitou's summit. Easy bushwhack through open forest. Walked down the experimental forest road to the junction with Barr and back down to the bottom.
ktiffany22 - May 10, 2009 1:31 am Date Climbed: May 9, 2009
May 9, 2009Summited with HokieJim. This is definitely the "ugly step-sister" as mentioned in the route page, but well worth it anyways!
HokieJim - May 9, 2009 7:03 pm Date Climbed: May 9, 2009
Basic BushwackingClimbed the incline and then continued on to Rocky Mtn's false summit, then true summit. Decided to bushwack over to Manitou and returned from the road along J-Pipe, then back down the incline. Never saw a trail on the way from the road to/from the summit of Manitou.
BeginnerClimber - Jul 1, 2008 10:43 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
Summit #6Did Barr Trail to the Experimental Forest turnoff, then summited Mount Manitou. Relaxed and took a little nap (that was wonderful!) after which my dog Keisha and I took the trail over to Rocky Mountain. Another beautiful view, and I took the time to mark the trail at the top a little better.
Jerry L - May 19, 2008 10:34 am Date Climbed: May 18, 2008
Incline TrailClimbed up after Rocky Mountain. Great views of Pikes Peak on a perfect day.
BeginnerClimber - May 17, 2008 6:54 pm Date Climbed: May 16, 2008
5th summit! (1st with the dog)This is my 5th climb of Mt Manitou, but set a couple of firsts. This was my first summit of Manitou with my dog Keisha, and the first time I'd done both Rocky Mountain (6th summit) and Mount Manitou at the same time. To top it off, we did the Incline in about 54 minutes. Still getting in shape for the year!
Great time, just little bit of wind, lots of sun! Should be back a few more times this year.
Sarah Simon - Jan 12, 2008 8:19 pm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2008
Barr Trail to Fremont/J-Pipe/Around Rocky MountainFantastic blue-bird day on the Front Range. Headed up Barr Trail, left the crowds at the Fremont-Pikes Summit junction. Headed into deep, mostly un-tracked powder through the Fremont Forest. Dropped our snow shoes for the final summit scamble and enjoyed the summit among massive Cougar prints in the snow. Views of snow-clad Pikes Peak and Almagre were just too much. Left the summit and returned by cutting north-east through much untracked powder then connecting with the "shortcut between Barr Trail and the Incline" and backtracking down the Barr Trail. GPS registered 9.37 miles. Hiking partners: Diane, Carol, Dave & Joe.
lizrdboy - Dec 1, 2007 11:48 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2007
Barr TrailIt was an unpredicted balmy day in the Springs. Great weather for the climb. It doesn't seen many people hike this minor peak, but it's good for some nice moderate exercise.
snowhiker - Jul 21, 2007 1:23 pm
Winter HikeI did this hike in the winter with my dog i think she had more fun then i did..she loves the snow
cftbq - May 29, 2007 2:38 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
After Rocky MountainMade the short traverse after climbing Rocky Mtn. via the Incline. Bushwhacked my way both up and down. The major obstacles is downed timber, not rocks. Views are sparse, due to the trees, but it was a beautiful day. Went back down the Barr Trail, after following a totally different route than my ascent off the summit of Rocky. 2 hrs., 45 min RT.
BeginnerClimber - Mar 21, 2007 1:00 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2007
Postholed all the wayLooks like this is the first summit since last October. Overall, this is my third summit of Mount Manitou! The Incline was nice and clear today, but once I hit the J pipes, the snow was a foot deep. Heading up the trail to the summit ridge, it was 2 foot deep. However, the summit was clear, and I enjoyed a Dos Equis in the company of the sleeping ladybugs.
pittbrownie - Apr 12, 2006 3:56 am Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2006
Mt. ManitouMount Manitou via the incline/J-pipe express. Great little addition to the incline workout. Overshot the path on Long's Ranch Road so I did a bit of bushwacking. Tons of folks on the incline but I didn't see a soul once I got past that.
BeginnerClimber - Jan 16, 2006 1:25 am
Route Climbed: J-Pipe Express Date Climbed: 15 Jan 2006Climbed with my 9-year old son, and was quite surprised to see so few summit logs since I last climbed in Aug 2005. This was an absolutely GORGEOUS day, so got some great pics
I did notice some ribbons tied along the route, most notably on the 4-wheeler route between Rocky Mountain and Mount Manitou, there's now a ribbon on the north side of the road. This leads to a very VERY small trail that takes you right to the summit. This is the same trail I tried to find in August (and could see using Google Earth) but failed.