{"id":27244,"date":"2025-09-08T07:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=27244"},"modified":"2025-09-10T09:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:58:31","slug":"manitou-incline-challenges-fitness-junkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/manitou-incline-challenges-fitness-junkies\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitou Incline challenges fitness junkies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_85499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85499\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85499\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/10091558\/city-video-incline-web.webp\" alt=\"The Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs, Colorado, attracts both tourists and locals who hike up the Incline to get great workout. Photo courtesy of the City of Colorado Springs.\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs, Colorado, attracts both tourists and locals who hike up the Incline to get great workout. Photo courtesy of the City of Colorado Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many have tried and failed, but if you\u2019re physically fit and ready for a challenge, consider tackling the Manitou Incline.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Manitou Springs, Colorado, the Incline is an advanced hike, geared for the hearty hiker. Its 2,744 steps straight up Mount Manitou and a gain of nearly 2,000 feet of elevation in less than one mile. The grade ranges from 45 to 68 degrees. We\u2019re talking steep. Going up is hard. Coming down isn\u2019t much easier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27261\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27261\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160.webp\" alt=\"Hikers enjoy climbing the Manitou Incline during all seasons. Photo: Getty Images.\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/29075742\/tiny-Manitou-incline-GI-1160082160-100x150.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers enjoy climbing the Manitou Incline during all seasons. It can be hot in the summer and slippery in the winter. Be fit and prepared if you try it. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Depending on your fitness level, it may take from 30 minutes to an hour or more to reach the summit of the Manitou Incline. Going downhill on the Incline is frowned upon. It impedes those who are coming up. Incline enthusiasts encourage hikers to descend the Barr Trail, which connects to the Incline near the top.<\/p>\n<p>Joy Maples is a regular visitor to the Manitou Incline.<\/p>\n<p>As a home-schooling mom, she only has a few hours a week to herself, so she decided she needed something challenging for her solo workouts. She chose the Incline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou accomplish a lot of cardio, rear end and leg strength, in a relatively short time. And because we were new to town (when she started), I didn&#8217;t know people so it was a hike that I felt comfortable doing alone since \u2026 there is always someone on it. Generally, I do it once a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She has found a friend to join her in the workouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met a neighbor about three or four years ago. She is 72 right now. She is my\u00a0current weekly partner. She has been doing it since the 90s. She is something else. Every once in a while, her grandkids will come with us. And we like that they think we are cool,\u201d Maples said.<\/p>\n<p>Her efforts have inspired Maples to try other things, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI run with the Moms Who Run This Town group. The Springs MRTT group is very active. And I hike some of the 14ers. I just did the Pikes Peak Ultra 50k and my years of incline have been very helpful for these other pursuits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bring plenty of water, slather on sunscreen and observe common courtesy when passing other hikers. Leave your pooch at home. Dogs are not allowed on the trail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85501\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85501\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/10091936\/city-incline-screenshot1-web.webp\" alt=\"Etched into a former funicular rail line, The Manitou Incline ascends nearly 2,000 vertical feet in less than a mile. Photo courtesy of the City of Colorado Springs.\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Etched into a former funicular rail line, The Manitou Incline ascends nearly 2,000 vertical feet in less than a mile. Photo courtesy of the City of Colorado Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Incline was originally built as a cable car track designed to carry materials to build pipelines on Pikes Peak. After the pipelines were finished, the trail evolved into a tourist attraction. It&#8217;s now become a nationally-known trail for fitness buffs and gives a spectacular view of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/five-free-things-to-do-in-colorado-springs\/\">Colorado Springs<\/a> and the eastern plains. It\u2019s a tough climb, but less daunting than climbing Pikes Peak itself.<\/p>\n<p>A rock slide damaged a section of track in 1990, so the Incline was closed. The rails were removed, but the railroad ties remained, creating a massive staircase. That&#8217;s when locals started using it for a challenging workout. Until February 2013, some of the Incline was private property, and it was technically illegal to hike it. Due to some cooperative efforts, hiking the Incline is now legal.<\/p>\n<p>Parking at the Incline can be difficult, because it\u2019s so popular. But Manitou Springs provides a free shuttle from some parking areas in town.<\/p>\n<p>The Incline is free. The only toll is the one it takes on your body.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manitouincline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>https:\/\/www.manitouincline.com\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many have tried and failed, but if you\u2019re physically fit and ready for a challenge, consider tackling the Manitou Incline. Located in Manitou Springs, Colorado, the Incline is an advanced hike, geared for the hearty hiker. 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