Name: Spruce Mountain Trail
Rating: 3.9

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The Spruce Mountain Trail switchbacks 400 feet up the north side of Spruce Mountain. Once you reach the Upper Loop Junction, you'll be hiking on a fairly flat 1.7 mile loop that's pretty easy going.

Along the top, be sure to take in the views from several rocky overlooks. The first lookout offers breathtaking views of the Greenland Trail and Greenland Open Space below. You also have great views of Pikes Peak and the Palmer Divide.

To make a complete loop and avoid going down the switchbacks, drop down the Service Road and turn north (right) onto the Eagle Pass Trail and take this back to the parking lot.

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Land Manager: Douglas County, CO - Parks, Trails & Building Grounds

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3.9 from 37 votes

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3.9 from 37 votes

5 Star		35%
4 Star		38%
3 Star		14%
2 Star		8%
1 Star		5%

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My dog sitting on a cool rock formation.

Aug 23, 2018 near Palmer…, CO

Great spot for some hot chocolate while snowshoeing.

Aug 4, 2022 near Palmer…, CO

Aug 30, 2018 near Palmer…, CO

A light dusting of snow and frost makes for a wonderful sight.

Apr 4, 2017 near Palmer…, CO

Jul 27, 2019 near Monument, CO

Aug 4, 2022 near Palmer…, CO

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Jun 21, 2025

Jordan Ray

Sep 3, 2024

Miranda Yee

6 miles on Labor Day 02.Sept.24 with Dawn. 9:00 start — 9h 00m

May 5, 2024

Mark Douglas Dally

See photo. Nice easy, views.

Dec 26, 2023

William Higgins

Jun 25, 2023

John Oberlin

Mar 12, 2023

Zuben Bastani

Quite icy

Mar 27, 2022

John Oberlin

Feb 27, 2022

Anonymous User

5.5mi — 1h 56m

May 24, 2021

Alan Dickinson

4.6mi

Nov 25, 2020

Tracey Ziniel

Aug 8, 2020

GW Ullrich

Jul 29, 2020

Brian Dillner

Hiked with Thomas and Michael. We SEEN a black bear and cub. Nice hike for scouts. 8.2mi — 2h 45m

Jul 18, 2020

Dominic Sagar

Great hike. Great for dogs. Very busy but not many mountain bikers. 5.4mi — 2h 18m

Jun 25, 2020

CYNTHIA ADDINGTON

Hardest part of the hike is at the beginning but the rewards are great at about the 1 mile market with beautiful views on the rocky ledges. — 3h 00m

Jun 14, 2020

Cecilia Knight

Great trail, but if planning on going to windy point, make sure when doing the loop you go clockwise, starting towards Greenwich point. Hiking up t… 4mi — 14h 30m

Jun 12, 2020

Mark Gueswell

5.5mi — 10h 44m

Apr 5, 2020

Erin Andersen

Busy, busy, busy. Great views! 5.8mi — 2h 10m

Mar 14, 2020

Adam Hicks

Feb 9, 2020

Lindsey Muller

Trails in great condition after our recent snowfall. Great for show shoeing! 5.2mi

Jan 20, 2020

Hannah Spieldenner

Sep 28, 2019

Erin Gaither

Aug 25, 2019

Private User

Jun 8, 2019

Samuel Canuto

Good trail. Great view. Good conditions. A lot of dogs. 5.5mi — 4h 00m

May 31, 2019

Private User

May 18, 2019

Joel DeBoer

2mi

Apr 29, 2019

Lindsey Palmer

Apr 8, 2019

Private User

Mar 29, 2019

Lindsey Palmer

Mar 27, 2019

Lori Wagner

Aug 30, 2018

Carolyn Jungels

Aug 22, 2018

Matt F

with Mom

Jul 21, 2018

Stephen Smith

5.5mi

Jun 16, 2018

Jacq Marie

Apr 16, 2018

Joe N

Cloudy, but nice day for a spring hike!

Apr 14, 2018

Amy Anderson

Apr 8, 2018

Neal Harkner

5.3mi — 2h 10m

Mar 5, 2018

Tom Kuthy

Fabulous trail. Outstanding views from windy point. Take the Oak Cutoff to make it a bit shorter. 4.5mi

Feb 4, 2018

Rod T

Great Hike. Cloudy to the top. Cold. Sun came out once reached the parking lot. 5.3mi

Jan 8, 2018

Nat Wolfe

5.3mi

Jan 6, 2018

Lucy Westenburg

Dec 30, 2017

Sara S.

Oct 30, 2017

Killian Williams

Oct 28, 2017

Kimberly Taylor

Oct 6, 2017

Trail 360

Check out a 4K 360 view of this trail on YouTube. https://youtu.be/XREJuhvNMjQ Know what to expect before you head out to the trailhead! 4.1mi — 1h 20m

Aug 30, 2017

Mark Warner

Jun 25, 2017

Gade T

First time here and had used condom greeting me at the TH. Very disgusting. Contacted the county and seemed to happen quite often. Trail is very easy. 5.8mi — 2h 38m

Jun 24, 2017

Gary Hornstien

Mar 18, 2017

Arlene Tamariz

Nice trail! Great for trail running, and mountain biking too!! 5.5mi

Feb 18, 2017

RACHELE FREEMAN

11:59 in the hamock

Jan 3, 2017

Garth Lamson

We use this mountain trail when relative come in. Also, when it snows, this one of my favorites. Low impact. 5mi

Dec 30, 2016

Ryan L

Jul 16, 2016

Sarah Mensch

Mar 7, 2016

Amber Millwr

5.5mi

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Spruce Mountain Trail

“Spruce Mountain is a large, tree-covered mesa that is visible from Interstate I-25. ”

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