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MOUNT HERMAN ROAD: (A Drive From Rampart Range Road to Monument, CO - June 2004)

Mt. Herman Road Looking for a scenic drive in the mountains and away from the city? I had a really nice town driving on Mt. Herman Road from Woodland Park to Monument on this summer day.

How to get there from Woodland Park: Take Rampart Range Road from Woodland Park and go north about six miles. You will see this sign at the turnoff.
Boulders Near the beginning, there's a small boulder field with a view of Pikes Peak.
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak 		Throughout much of the drive, Pikes Peak continued to be in view to the south from time to time.

It is a modest, but I have a web site dedicated to photography of Pikes Peak: Pikes Peak Gallery
Mt. Herman Road Here are some other scenic dirt roads and area attractions:
  • Devil's Head Lookout Tower
  • Gold Camp Road
  • Rampart Range Road
  • Autumn in Teller County
  • Forest in Monument, CO
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    Mt. Herman Road Mt. Herman Road
    Mt. Herman Road    		 A few miles in, you will come across this rock along the road.

    Other rock formation type stuff:

  • Garden of the Gods
  • Palmer Park
  • Colorado National Monument
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    Limbaugh Canyon To the left (north), you'll get a nice view of Limbaugh Canyon, which runs down into Palmer Lake.
    Pikes Peak One more shot of Pikes Peak! :)
    Rock Outcropping I must say, this is a very scenic drive. I highly recommend it if you're looking for some adventure in the Colorado Springs area.
    Flowers Flowers A couple of flowers on the side of the road.
    Mt. Herman After a bunch of really tight turns, you will begin to see Colorado's Front Range from afar.
    Mt. Herman Road Oh! This is probably my favorite picture! Check out the array of rocks behind the road!
    Mt. Herman Road
    Mt. Herman    		 TOP: The road continuing around Mount Herman.
    BOTTOM: A shot of the western side of Mount Herman. Regretfully, I really should have captured a better photo of the mountain.
    Mountain Bike This guy was bravely riding uphill on his mountain bike. We talked for a little awhile about the road.

    My other mountain bike pages:

  • Twin Lakes, Colorado
  • Raspberry Gulch
  • Around Telluride
    • Mt. Herman Road I must note that the final two to three miles near Monument are fairly bumpy. It is quite passable, being that I took my Honda CRX through there, but let's just say it ain't for the faint-hearted! ;)

    NOTE: I did this drive in 2004. I am "tinkering" with this page today in 2008, and I have no idea what the road conditions are like.
    Monument, Colorado Near the very end, is this interesting rock formation.
    Mt. Herman Road
    Mt. Herman Road     		Now if you want to take Mount Herman Road from Monument: Mitchell Avenue will take you to the very beginning. You can't miss this sign at this junction.