Trail Between Catamount Reservoir and Catamount Ranch
The first 2.4 miles of this 3.5 mile section of the trail follows Colorado Springs Water Department
service road (signed Catamount Trail). This road is closed to private motor vehicles. It follows
a ridge to the north of the reservoir and affords beautiful views of the reservoir, Pikes Peak,
The Crags and Raspberry Mountain. (Hikers may avoid most of the road by following the Mackinaw and Mule Deer Trails that begin at the north end of the dam. See map)
At about 2.4 miles you will leave the service road and follow the
Limber Pine Trail which stays on the same ridge you
have been hiking, and rejoins the service road at the end of that
ridge. At the western end of this segment
you will find 2 of the 3 portals from the Catamount Ranch. These access points connect to the
Elder-Fehn
trail. This entire segment is in the North Slope Recreation Area and subject to closure during the
winter.
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