Paint Mines

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 6641 - 6724 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Paint Mines
Fee: none
Attractions: geology, archeological site

Paint Mines is an archeological site east of Colorado Springs, Colorado near the town of Calhan. Colorful clay deposits at the site provided ancient Native people with clay for pottery and pigments for things like face paint. Today visitors can roam amongst the colorful hoodoos that decorate the landscape like a gallery of exotic sculptures.

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 6525 - 6570 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Fee: Ages 4 - 11/$8, 12+/12.75, 60 +/$10
Attractions: cliff dwellings, museum

The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a commercial site about 5 miles west of Colorado Springs, Colorado where you can enjoy a self-guided tour of a cliff dwelling that was constructed from stones brought from mesa top structures and cliff dwellings near Dolores and Cortez, Colorado.

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Manitou Cliff Dwellings   
Round trip distance: 0.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 6525 - 6570 · Fee: Ages 4 - 11/$8, 12+/12.75, 60 +/$10

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Paint Mines   
Round trip distance: 1 mile (Easy)
Elevation: 6641 - 6724 · Fee: none

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Ute Trail

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.6 miles
Difficulty: Easy
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 6338 - 6410 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Lot 10
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic loop

The Ute trail is located in the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The trail begins at the South Garden Parking Lot 10. From there it makes a loop that takes it through a lush green valley that lies between the South Garden area and a long ridge that runs parallel to it. As the trail loops around it is connected to by the Chambers, Valley Reservoir, Niobrara, Ute Trail Connection and once again by the Niobrara trail before arriving back at the parking area where it began.

Ute Trail Connection

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 6375 - 6453 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Parking Lot 10
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic connector

The Ute Trail Connection is located in the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The trail begins at Lot 10 where it climbs over a hill and into the valley on the other side where it connects to the Ute trail and comes to an end. From the top of the hill there is an overlook which provides scenic views of the Central Garden and the rest of the park and surrounding area.