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The incline gains 2,011 feet (613 m) of elevation in 0.88 miles (1.42 km) horizontal. Currently the Incline has approximately 2,768 steps [3] from the bottom to the summit, although the top step is numbered "2768". The number of steps changes occasionally with trail maintenance and deterioration.
The Manitou Incline averaged almost a 40% grade, gaining 2,011 feet (613 m) in elevation over a length of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), with the maximum grade being 68%. The Manitou Incline was initially built in 1907 for use in the construction of city water lines and a hydroelectric plant.
The Manitou Incline was built in 1907 to support the Hydro-Electric Plant operations. Materials were transported uphill to build pipelines on Pikes Peak. When the construction project was completed, the trail was converted to a cable car attraction to take visitors to the top of Mount Manitou, where there was a picnic area and refreshment stand.
Manitou Incline is the remains of a former 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway with an average grade of 45% (24°) and as steep as 68% (34°) in places.
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Barr Trail is a 13-mile (21 km) trail in the Pike National Forest that begins in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and ends at the Pikes Peak summit. [1] The high elevation trail with a long sustained grade is rated more difficult by the U.S. Forest Service. [1]