The route
Traced editionrun on 20 September 2026
An out-and-back trail run to Pikes Peak's summit, through alpine tundra: 42.5 km, 2,403 m of gain.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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The Pikes Peak Marathon climbs out and back between Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak's summit, entirely on trail. It starts at 07:00, outside City Hall on Manitou Avenue.
Manitou Springs' streets quickly give way to the Barr Trail, entering Pike National Forest, a protected area where the race runs under a special use permit. The trail passes No Name Creek and then Bailout Point early in the climb.
It keeps climbing through the forest to Barr Camp, then crosses the treeline into alpine tundra. The trail then passes A-Frame on the final stretch of the ascent.
It reaches the summit of Pikes Peak, where a cutoff is set at 10:00, before runners descend the same trail back to Manitou Springs. The finish is at the corner of Ruxton Avenue and Manitou Avenue.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the course, a 42.5 km out-and-back from Manitou Springs, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
Plotrek's illustrative route, redrawn on OpenStreetMap paths, measures 42.5 km and 2,403 m of elevation gain. It is a loop, with Manitou Springs as start and finish, Barr Camp at km 12.4 and Pikes Peak at km 21.6. The elevation loss measured on this route is 2,374 m.
Pikes Peak, at 4,300 m, at km 21.6 of Plotrek's route. The high point lies between two landmarks of the course: Barr Camp (3,102 m, km 12.4) and Manitou Springs (1,949 m, km 42.5). The start is at 1,919 m, the finish at 1,949 m.
2,380 m of elevation gain in one go, from km 0 to km 21.6 of Plotrek's route. It starts at Manitou Springs (1,919 m). Landmarks on the way: Bailout Point (2,378 m, km 4.7), then Barr Camp (3,102 m, km 12.4). No other climb on the 42.5 km loop is as long.
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