At 14,115ft / 4,302m the summit of Pikes Peak makes you feel like you’re on nothing but the top of the world. The lack of oxygen and lower air pressure doesn’t just make it harder to breathe, it means you accelerate far quicker than normal which, if you’re not aware, can catch you out. Descending through every layer of vegetation, from the unique pink Pikes Peak Granite, through the ‘Devil’s Playground’, on towards the famous switchbacks and then deep into Bigfoot territory, this is a descent like nothing else on the planet.

Length: 19 miles / 30.5km
Summit: 14,115ft / 4,302m
Finish: 7800ft / 2,377m
Elevation drop: 6,315ft / 1925m
Average gradient: 6.5%
Max gradient: 13%

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