Worth the ride near Colorado Springs, CO
We list 4 places worth riding to around Colorado Springs, CO, across views, food, and coffee.
Views
Pikes Peak - America's Mountain
Mountain View
Ride the Pikes Peak Highway to 14,115 feet, the mountain that hosts the annual International Hill Climb.
Photo by Huttarl (CC BY-SA 3.0) source
Garden of the Gods
Viewpoint
Free park of red sandstone formations framing Pikes Peak.
Photo by Robert Corby (Corbyrobert) (CC BY-SA 3.0) source
Food
The Airplane Restaurant
Food
Eat inside an intact 1953 Boeing KC-97 tanker, with a big open lot near Powers Boulevard for a group to park together.
Coffee
Loyal Coffee (Downtown)
Coffee
Open from 6am every day, so you can be climbing Ute Pass or aiming for Cripple Creek at dawn.