25 June 2008
Gog Magog Trail
Posted by kris under: Trails .
Name of Trial: Gog Magog Trail
Total Distance: 3 miles
Elevation Gain: 1400 feet
Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
Hike Type: Out and back
Starting Location: Start by the Cog Railway station and hike along the railway.
This trail starts the same way the Turntable Trail starts. You go along the road that follows the Cog Railway and when it ends you take a bridge across the water and then walk along the edge of the tracks for about 100 feet. You then cross into an opening in the trees, but you have to look closely for it.
The trail is not well defined but it has been worn down by people using it. After about a half of a mile from the Cog Railway station there is split in the trail, if you go left you head towards the Turntable but if you go right along the rocky mountain face you will be on the Gog Magog Trail. The trail goes parallel with the railway for a while and then starts to clime up the side of the mountain. The tail continues up and it a little tricky in spots with some fallen trees and plants encroaching onto the trail.
As you go up, you see some great views of Manitou Springs and the Cog Railway. You can also check glimpses of the two rock outcroppings that are nameed Gog and Magog. Magog is the one that you come to first and Gog is about 400 feet higher up the mountain’s ridgeline. From Magog you can see great views of Picks Peek, the Cog Railway and Manitou Springs. It is a very impressive rock formation. You can see Gog from here and you just need to fallow a trail that runs along the west side of Magog to get to it. The 3 miles round trip does not include this section but the hike is not hard compared to the hike to get up to the first formation.
This was an ok trail, but it was hard to follow and maneuver through at times. I also did not like having to walk along the Cog Railway. The one nice thing about this trail is the view at the top.
To see photos that I took while on my hike go to my Photo Gallery.
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