Historic Trail Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A I (v4a1 I) Raps:3, max ↨130ft
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| Best season: | Best in Spring and Fall, Hot in Summer
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39.1161, -108.7364
39.1168, -108.7387
39.1205, -108.7321
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Introduction[edit]
Historic Trail Canyon is a short adventure at the front of the Monument with a car shuttle. Better for practice than as a destination.
Approach[edit]
Set a shuttle on Monument Rd before the National Monument toll booth.
Park at the Historic Trail roadside parking. Walk next to the road to the trees just before the tunnel.
Descent[edit]
R1: 130' from a sturdy tree near the road tunnel. Rappel toward Rappeller's Right to use a small pine as a directional and perhaps peer into part the drainage tunnel.
R2: 25' from a slung rock with an awkward start
R3: 75' rope for a 40' vertical from a tree
Downclimb and boulder hop the remaining section until the flat wash
Exit[edit]
Continue downstream in the wash. Avoid crossing the Park fence line by going right back to Monument Rd.
Red tape[edit]
A National Park's pass or a Colorado National Monument entrance fee is required
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2025-03-02 added details to ropewiki after previously being pinned. Ira Lewis, Chris Welsh, Duane & Lyle
