Trip
Hiking – Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
A trail hike and a short scramble to the south summit of Horsetooth Rock.
Contacts
- Sun, Sep 25, 2022
- Northern Colorado
- Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- Moderate
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,440 ft
- High Point Elevation: 7,259 ft
- Maximum Wind: 10 kts
- Pace: Casual
- 3 (4 capacity)
- FULL (1 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting Place: Parking lot of Pringle's Liquor Store near the intersection of Drake and Taft Hill Roads in Fort Collins. Participants who plan to carpool should be fully vaccinated.
Meeting Time: 7 a.m.
If you plan to meet the group at the Horsetooth Mountain Park parking lot, please inform the trip leader by email. Horsetooth Mountain Park requires either a daily entrance permit with fee or an annual Larimer County Parks pass.
The two mile approach hike to the base of the rock is via the well-maintained Horsetooth Rock trail. The scramble starts at the base of the southern portion and follows a ramp to the south ridge. Follow broken rock to the upper portion of the ridge. Scramble through a couple of notches and over a couple of moderately exposed ridge points to the south summit. Descent is via the same route.
Bring a helmet. If you might want a rope belay over any portion of the scrambling route, please inform the trip leader ahead of time so that we can ensure that we bring appropriate gear.
Route Description: https://modernhiker.com/hike/hike-horsetooth-rock
Required Equipment
Helmet. Bring a climbing harness if you think that you may want a rope belay over a portion of the scrambling route.