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In addition to climbing the area offers hiking mountain biking fishing. Climbing in Shelf Road With crisp limestone in the banana belt an hour south of Colorado Springs this is the best sport climbing destination for southern Front Range climbers all year round.

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The road gets its name because its carved out of canyon wall and goes up more than 100 feet in some places.

. It will take over an hour to travel the 25 miles or so and it can be completed going from north to south or the opposite. It follows a 50-mile twisting road along Fourmile Creek through valleys and canyons to Cripple Creek elevating from 5330 feet to 9395 feet. The Bank has 33 campsites. COTREX is a project by the Colorado DNR and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

The road features some of the most impressive rock-climbing routes in Colorado. This quiet canyon has such an abundance of climbs there is something for everyone and new climbs are being developed all the time. Canon City built this toll road back in 1892 - its free now. Shelf Road is one of the most popular sport climbing areas in Colorado.

People travel from all over the world to test their crimping skills on Shelfs stellar limestone crags. The rugged routes name is THE SHELF a five-mile stretch of road that hugs the sheer rock walls of above Fourmile Creek. I will explain the route from south to north. It is located in south central Colorado north of Canon City.

Check status before you go as roads sometimes close due to washouts. The dirt road leading to the campground is very rough. Shelf Road follows the old stagecoach route to Cripple Creek. Approximately 15 miles north of Cañon City Colorado The Bank Campground overlooks Shelf Road and is located at an approximate elevation of 6890 feet.

The Shelf Road Recreation Area begins at Canon City 45 miles south of Colorado Springs CO. Seasonal weather conditions and natural events may render designated roads trails and areas impassable for extended periods. Visitors come for the spectacular rock climbing adjacent to the campground. Shelf Road Recreation Area located approximately 11 miles north of Cañon City Colorado and managed by the Bureau of Land Management BLM is best known for its world-class sport climbing.

Shelf Road which was once a toll road from Cripple Creek to Canon City is now a maintained dirt road that most high clearance two wheel drive cars can make. Shelf Road 0 05 1 Miles STL Boundary Canon City Cripple Creek Florence Colorado Springs EL PASO PUEBLO T EL R PARK FREMONT 25 50 15 9 67 STL Public Access Program Map Updated. It twists north from Canon City along Fourmile Creek through valleys and canyons. History Phantom Canyon follows an old train route that.

Shelf Road is rougher steeper and narrower but can be done in a high-clearance two-wheel-drive SUV when road is dry. Shelf Road is a rough and mountainous but any vehicle can withstand the drive. Shelf Road is the most adventurous and rugged drive on the Gold Belt Scenic Byway crossing over limestone cliffs with twists and turns through the area. Shelf Road transformed an untraveled wilderness into a major route for the stagecoaches and freight wagons traveling between the Arkansas Valley and the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District.

Designation of a road trail or area should not be interpreted as an invitation to all types of travel or as an implication that the road trail or area is passable actively maintained or safe for travel.

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