Horsepower Hill in Colorado

by Josh
(Colorado Springs, CO)

If you want a great sportbike ride you will want to go this route: Starting in Colorado Springs, take Highway 24 to Woodland Park. From there go north on Highway 67; stay on 67 to Deckers. There are plenty of twisties on this part of the ride to make it enjoyable, but it is a 2-lane highway, so watch for vehicles around blind curves.

From Woodland Park and out several miles, it is quite heavily patrolled, especially in the spring on good weather days.

From Deckers, take Highway 126. (The road forks - take the one on the left.) This part climbs in elevation and the road is quite a narrow 2-lane, and watch for sand and rocks on the road that have come down from the hillsides.

After several miles of climbing upward, the road opens into a wide 4-lane and continues uphill with some sweeping turns - perfect to practice a little lean. This is Horsepower Hill. We have never seen any patrols, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Be cautions - but have fun. It is worth the long ride to get there.

You can either go back the way you came, or continue on all the way to Denver. 126 comes out on Highway 285 which eventually joins 470 and takes you to I-25.

It's a great ride - try it sometime this summer.