Manitou Incline
I have survived my second hike up the Manitou Incline.
What is the Incline?
In brief, the Incline as it exists now is the roadbed to the former Mount Manitou Scenic Incline Railway —a cable car that took people up the eastern face of Rocky Mountain to about 8,600′ before shutting down in 1990. The steepest section is at a grade of 68% with the average grade just over 40%.
The elevation gain is around 2100 feet and it’s just over a mile uphill 
Talk about a cardio session!
This picture was taken about 1/2 way up.
From this picture we’re almost to the top.
I’m almost to the top!
As you can see, it’s not your average walk in the park! It took us both times in between an hour and an hour and a half. They say if you can climb it in 30 minutes or under you have major bragging rights. I’ve got awhile before I’ll get any of those bragging rights. But to me, I do have bragging rights because a lot of our friends think we’re nuts for doing it in the first place 
October 8, 2007 at 10:46 am
Looks like fun, if I ever get out I would love to try it.
Kirk
October 8, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Wow, that looks hard! Keep it up!
October 8, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Good on you! Keep up the great work!
October 8, 2007 at 1:02 pm
What a huff! What sort of altitude are you at in these pictures? Whew. Good climb.
j
October 8, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Thanks Jay~I left that off….It starts at an elevation of 6574 and ends at 8585!
October 8, 2007 at 5:51 pm
OMG….I GUESS THAT IS A CARDIO WORKOUT….I DONT KNOW IF I COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW!! WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!
October 9, 2007 at 5:25 pm
looks like fun. you should pm me when you get a chance and let me know where you guys park to go up there, I am still not clear on how to get to the base. As long as I have lived here I am still not super familiar with manitou/old colorado area. Great job. Do you know exactly how long it took either time? I need a goal to try to beat when I get there
October 10, 2007 at 11:48 am
where do I sign up…that looks awesome!! What state is that in?