Dashcam Video of the Drive up Pike's Peak, Colorado
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This is the mountain that inspired "America The Beautiful"... and it's quite a mountain to behold! Take the drive up to the top of Pike's Peak, via a curvy, steep road that was only recently paved. The road takes you above 14,000 feet to the top of one of Colorado's "14'ers".
Watch for a separate video that shows you the drive *downhill*.
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That drive up Pikes Peak and then back down is a once in a lifetime experience. It's frightening as hell once you get above the treeline and my mom was in tears before we reached the top. I'll never forget it.
Likewise, my friends brakes were fried once we got back down. I was driving..
WinWiz Had it in low gear of course. Just didn’t know what to expect with the grade.
I put the Caddy CTS in 1st and let her scream all the way down. The only time I touched the brakes was when we caught up to a non-driving, brake riding, so n so in a van.
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I went up this today in my Range Rover. I had to stop twice along the way up to keep the transmission from boiling over. Super cool though!
Thanks for posting. My dad drove our family up in 1959, when it was gravel. This looks like a much more enjoyable trip! You don't want to have to hug the edge of nothingness near the top, as we had to do, while a huge gravel-grading machine passes in the other direction and takes up most of the road. Pavement is so awesome. Looks like you had a beautiful day up there. Thanks for posting.
My dad and his friends drove up in the summer of 1942 when he was training at Lowry field in Denver. I was at Peterson AFB from 1990 to 1993 and it was still gravel at that time. Absolutely breathtaking views Colorado Sorings and Kansas to the east and snow caps as far as you can see to the west.
My boyfriend and I just drove up this mountain last week!! Terrifying as heck (!!!) but I am so glad I did it!!! The most beautiful scenery Ive ever seen.
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
Is there a charge to access the highway?
I drove this in 1976 with my buddy Jerry in a 1960 Dodge Dart convertible when the upper half was still gravel. One of the coolest roads I've driven. Would love to do it again in my Mustang. Sadly, Jerry passed away earlier this year.
Loved the view, the video, background music & much more appreciative of the settlers who navigated over it on horseback & covered wagons.
Thanks for sharing the beauty!
Mountain roads scare the crap out of me and my husband just casually drives them like it’s no big deal. I lived in Colorado Springs for a year and never made this trip. Thanks for the video even though it made me anxious lol
THANK YOU for posting this Video!!! My wife and I both enjoyed it.
I love how the trees get more and more sparse as the altitude increases ... really enhances the effect of the true nature of the climb! I've done both the road and the cog railway.
Which is better?
@@Michael1966W - I liked the Cog Railway, better for picture taking. When you're driving, it takes it all out of you...unless you want to frighten your passengers to death, then go for the drive, LOL!!!
How long does it take to drive 17 miles to the top?
@@pennyclaggett5090 - about 3-ish hours -- but that doesn't factor in stopping at lookouts, taking pictures, etc.
Trees? I didn't even see them. I was so focused on the edge of the road LOL
My family made drive, as part of our vacation. The video can't do it justice. It's just too beautiful!
I have never driven this road, but I have driven the "Million Dollar Highway" from Durango to Silverton at night. That one scared me worse that any road I have ever been on. I did it again in the daylight and boy was that a much more pleasant experience. This one looks like the type of road that makes you concentrate 100%.
at night that sounds like an insane drive. I only drive about 3 miles in RMNP in daylight. Can’t imagine it in no light
Did this drive with a buddy in Summer of 1984 in my dad’s ‘82 Cutlass diesel as an adventurous guy fresh out of high school on a road trip to NM. Great memories!
I’m sweating and clinched up just watching this. There’s no way I could do it.
There is the option of the train. I went there 2 weeks ago. It is amazing!!!
The first time I went, I was alone and drove up and down. A decade or so later, I had with me a friend who had never been there. We each wanted to ride the cog railroad, but he also wanted the experience of driving up the mountain. So, we went to the bottom rail station, where we bought one round-trip ticket, and I headed up by train. He drove my truck up the mountain. At the top, I gave him the second half of the train ticket. He rode the train down, while I drove my truck down and picked him up at the rail station. We did it all for half the money in fare and toll and in half the time. Sheer geniuses!
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
My wife and I drove up in mid-October 2022 as part of our honeymoon. Amazing experience. The visitor center is very nice now that it's completed. You can certainly feel the lower oxygen being up 14,115 feet. I don't think I've ever driven a vehicle in 1st and 2nd gear so much in my life as I did driving back down. Used the brakes about three time. Highest I got was 3rd gear. I was more unnerved by the number of times I let people pass than I was the road itself. Halfway down they check the temperature of your brakes to make sure they're not over heating. I would definitely do it again. Glenwood Canyon on I-70 was spectacular too.
My Dad,Mom,and I live in Chicago from 1960 thru 69.
We vacationed in Colorado quite a bit.
That first year,my Aunt Marion,my Swedish grandmother,and cousin came with us.
We decided,well,I guess Dad decided to try the Pikes Peak drive.
Back then it was a gravel road and very little guardrails.
Well it was OK up until we passed where the trees grew out along the road.
Once Mom, Aunt Marion,and Gail saw how high we were and about three curves after that.....that's all she wrote,they wanted to go back.
Dad drove the girls back and we went all the way up to the summit.
I remember having to piss,so Dad stopped and I found a beautiful green quartz near a pine tree,had it for years but it was lost in the move.
Funny thing about our vacations together though,every place we went on vacation,Marion,Gail,and Nanny always got a room where the TV was broken,the shower trickled out water,the fan was broken,the room stunk,there was always something wrong wherever they stayed.
LOL nice...reminds me of a few people i know, where there is always something wrong..haha made me laugh out loud.
...and people ask me why I'm not married!
It's always something... lol
Thanks for the smooth ride, and the stops along the way. Now people know exactly what to expect on the drive.
Now look at a video of a person racing up pikes peak going alot faster. Called the PPIHC
The road used to be a gravel road, when I lived in Colorado Springs in the 70's. Looks a lot safer paved.
The City of Colorado Springs was forced to pave it after the Sierra Club sued them in the 1990's, claiming the gravel was washing off and polluting the forest below with gravel. The paving was completed in 2011.
I went to through high school in the Springs and remember the Pikes Peak Hill Climb races every year, and it was gravel. Loved going to Garden of the Gods in the Springs, too, before it was all built up. I still miss Colorado.
It's a lot nicer drive now than it used to be. And a lot better road than the one up to the top of Mt. Evans.
Doesnt look that scary if you drive safely. Appears cars are going a pretty speed coming down. I think I'm getting nauseous though. Lol
@@butterworth235 me too😨😬
From this summit was penned America the Beautiful, and for good reason. Few spots are more majestic.
Joey Suggs no doubt very beautiful country
I drove up here and it was super cloudy😤
@@Terrysoddy 😊
Awesome video. First time I have 'seen' what it is like to drive up Pike's Peak. One word to describe my opinion: YIKES!!
Moved back to the east coast from Denver 4 months ago and sure do miss it, can’t wait to go back 😍 there’s nothing like it
Hubby and I did pikes peak a week ago, i drove up, he drove down! What amazes me is the bicyclists making it all the way to the top, its hard to breathe because your oxygen level is decreased being at high altitude ,I salute them ! All the hairpin turns with no guardrails can be a bit terrifying, just dont look down while driving , keep eyes on the road at all times ! A bicyclist was disoriented near the top he was zigzagging and then finally got his bearings, was scary to watch , yikes ! Beautiful breathtaking view at the top, glad we did it !
That's just the "goin up" part. Coming down isn't for the faint of heart either! One mistake in certain places...well let's just say you'll beat everybody else getting down!😬
That's why you put your vehicle in low gear and crawl down! 😨😰😬
Watch video of the pikes peak hill climb....crazy
Makes me sad to watch this .
My family went all over Colorado for vacation Every year when I was younger.
My dad passed away April 2019.
So many memories
I’m gonna visit there to see my cousins that lives there
I’m sorry for your loss. May your father rest in peace.
Drove across the country and ended up at the top of Pikes Peak today. A little more snow. Increadable. Trip of a lifetime if your a gear head or just for the views. Thankful to have been able to do it. Mark that one off the bucket list. To the sun road next after I try and go through bear tooth pass if not snow covered to bad by the time I get up there.
I was in Colorado Springs few years ago and went up Pikes Peak. Halfway up I started feeling the effects of altitude and shortness of breath so I turned around
I was just there last week. Did the drive with my 80 year old mom. Once we got towards the top I had a massive anxiety attack 😂. Somehow I kept going. I found the drive down to be easier because you can actually see the horizon and ground. Drive up towards the top all you see is sky
It's best done on a motorcycle! I did it in 84 and it was breathtakingly beautiful....and cold, despite being July! ☮✌
We went in March ‘23. They closed at mile 9 due to snowy roads, later opened to the top and we came back. It was cloudy and snowing at top, didn’t have a nice view but so glad we made it to the top.
Thank you! I've been searching in vain for a long time for just such a video, but have only been able to come up with dash cams from Pikes Peak race cars. They're nice and all, but not like this one is. Favorited and sharing this one. Thanks again!
I remember going up Pikes Peak when the road was still dirt and gravel from the middle to the top. Oh by the way I did it on a Yamaha 500 motorcycle !!
The only way to go up the mountains is on a motorcycle! To me its less stressful and you dont have any scenery obstructions
I'm impressed with everyone's driving ability. You guys fly around those hairpin turns at great speed
This video is super helpful. I appreciate you posting this.
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
WOW! Talk about a "dizzy" ride with a dash-cam recorder! Great scenery, even the pull-offs and parking areas on the way to the top of Pike's Peak in CO. I was surprised that much of the roadway did not have guide-rails on the side of the road and the drop off would have killed anyone for certain! The views going up were great! Thank you for your video.
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
Looks a really safe drive compared to what we have here on the Indian hills.
But I think this drive is safer compared to some of the drives around Lake Tahoe in winter
This video brought so many memories back thank you.
Went there back in ‘87…..i prayed all the way up. My god, those hairpin turns…..being above the clouds was awesome. I remember having to pull over, to let oncoming car go by because it was so narrow. Let’s see how much better it is now
From about 9:12 on each time you pulled over or hit a corner my heart and stomach dropped.Thrilling to watch but it did give me anxiety.Would have loved to see some pictures from the top though.
Thank you
This brings back so many good memories
just drove this road last weekend. i took the drive only to compare it to this video. thanks for the awesome video!
Let us see the views for cryin' out loud!
Like driving on the edge, sliding down the mountain on the gravelly rocks.
I drove a brand new Ford Van up this mountain, and it was awesome!! We could see Denver from the summit, very cool place!!!!
Cool video. Been up there a few times over the years. Rode my bike back down the last time which was a lot of fun.
I took the cog railway 🚃 which was spectacular and steep in places. One of the railway employees remarked, if the brakes fail, there are two springs at the bottom of the mountain to save us: Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. 😆
That's a good one 😂
Some friends & I did it on a motorcycles 2 yrs ago. Great ride. We were lucky, the weather was clear & perfect.
Chris, nice trip up the peak. Thank you much! Good that you telescoped the time. Would have liked to have seen the view from Pike's Peak once you got to the top looking down to Manitou and Colorado Springs.. Looking at the road in nice but looking off the road on both sides every once in a while would have added to the video immensely.
Three years ago me and several friends rode our Harleys to the top of the Pikes Peak and we also got to ride across the Royal Gorge bridge. Beautiful state and I will be back. 👍
Heading out that way from East Coast and takin' my oxygen bottles!
Thanks for the sneak-peek at the peak.
I went up this thing one day and it was a breathtaking view. I made it up even though I'm a person who doesn't like 2 story buildings, I don't know how I did it
Why the hell would 60 people downvote this? Absolutely mind boggling
I've never made this trip, but a friend described it to me, so I wanted to see it. Thanks for sharing. It's a bit scary in places, especially speeded up. I remember making some pretty treacherous drives in Arizona. One of them was an old road that snaked back and forth up the mountain. It was in terrible shape and in many places an entire lane had crumbled away. Like many people, Im not fond of heights, but for some reason mountains dont bother me the way buildings or bridges do.
I got anxiety just watching this .
Its worse in real life driving up the mountain
sgpigfkr I’ve been on independence pass, shit is crazy. I blew out my engine once I got to Leadville because it was so tough on my truck.
I drove up last year and it was scary as shit, I imagine it’s worse for passengers though
I drove this road 25 years ago with my now ex husband, father in law and brother in law and my two children in a people carrier. 25 years later, i can't do fast roads anymore. It scares the life out of me. I just am amazed at myself. The video looks far tamer than the actual drive.
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I have to say I'm from California and today we were rerouted through this area and in 43 and almost crapped my pants several times, besides the Colorodians flew past doing 60 mph... Much props for this most dangerous road... I will never do this again...
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Truly beautiful video.
I remember riding in the family station wagon with my dad driving up Pikes Peak in 1967. Only the lower elevation was paved. As you got farther up the peak, the road became gravel the rest of the way to the top. Thanks for the video.
Great video!! Thanks for driving it and sharing. Tried this once but it was so windy the road was closed above the tree line. Glad we didn't go any further! Much easier to "drive" it watching monitor in my house! LOL!
It's such a great drive. I drove it almost 50 years ago in an MG. Would NEVER do it again even though I have Brembo brakes on my Land Rover. Almost died on the way down. Scared the shit outta me!
You're suppose to drive down in first gear as to save your brakes!
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@@dutchworks6032 yeah what’s the hurry anyway you are supposed to enjoy the views on the way down.
Richweigel- but would other drivers get pissed if you went slow on those single lane atetches ?
Planning a trip in 2021. Looks nice . Want to add this to our list - We did Beartooth Pass last year from Red Lodge Montana leading into Yellowstone . Now this is an awsome Drive .
Almost terrifying above the tree line, but well worth it! Unforgettable experience!
Thanks for posting! I came here when I was 17 in 1993 and forgot how long it took to get up there. Cool drive and neat trip!
Thanks for the video. I take 2 weeks off every year to ride my Indian out West in some of the most scenic areas of the country. I will certainly add this route to my agenda!
Drove my new Jeep up in '72, took the train up in '92 with kids . Driving up lots more fun!
LOVE ALL THE BEAUTY IN COLORADO
Thanks for this. Stirs up memories.
I went to Pike's Peak in '16 what an experience it was :)
Cool video. Took the cog railway to the peak and back years ago. Spectacular views from the summit and on the way up.
We drove up this road in 1965 and there was this crazy man behind us who kept tailgating our car and we were half way up the mountain. I turned around in the back seat and looked at the guy and he looked weird. I told my dad that the guy was right on our tail. Daddy slowed down and the man passed us only to get in front of us and go real slow. We passed this nut several times back and forth and all four of us were alarmed and terrified because there are no side railings up this very, very dangerous road. To this day I don't know why that man was bugging us like this. It was the most terrifying ride I've ever taken and the altitude made us all a little queasy too. When we got up to the top we couldn't see anything because of the clouds. There were oxygen ports everywhere because of the altitude. I was very glad when we came down off of that mountain.
That was crazy!
people like him is why i always have my gat with me
Manson family.
It’s not the million dollar highway, is it?
Best story ever...Nancy Desch!😳
Well I guess I can Cross that one of my Bucket List now! 😓😜🤣🤣🤣
I was there in 1965 with my parents and sibling. Half way up a man kept passing us then getting right in front of us and slowing way down. My dad would pass him and when we did the man looked insane. This happened several times on the dangerous curves with no railings almost to the peak. We were all very alarmed and frightened by this man. It almost felt like he was trying to force us off the edge of one of the cliffs. Once we got up to the top we forgot about it. But it was very scary.
Unfortunately there isn't a sanity test one has to pass to drive a car though there should be. Actually there should be for a lot of things, especially the for the U.S. Presidency. All that aside, I've had weird shit happen to me like that as well though not on that particular route.
i really can't go anywhere right now so this is really mentally healthy to go!! go ! go ! go ! thankyou
There are some things in life that I know I’ll never be able to do… this is for sure one of them. Once the trees disappeared… I started screaming at my phone just watching this, “they are so high up there’s no more trees!!!!! OMG OMG”! Lmao 🤣
Best trip ever; my wife and two boys couldn't get out of the car. However my Little Molly & I we're perfect think she was 5; thanks for sharing. Do Big Sur next.
Ran the Pikes Peak Marathon . . . from Manitou Springs city center . . . left up Ruxton Avenue . . . past the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, to my left . . . and on (and up) the Barr Trail. I was already acclimated, due ro my residence in Denver . . . however, it became a true test of endurance when passing trendline ! Pikes Peak to - 14,110 feet elevaton. Marathon distance - 14.1 miles, finishing time - 3 hours 12+ minutes . . . perfect weather, firat Saturday in August. Round trip of the same race was the next day.. A true test . . . of will ! ! ! ! !
Bluest skies I've ever seen. Beautiful.
It is really beautiful and the views are breathtaking😍, but I have to admit that I'm not very brave😣, when we went, my son was driving our SUV and he is very careful but after you pass half of the way and before getting to the summit the road gets so narrow and there's no protection on the sides that I got so scared that I could feel the panic in my stomach, I thought I was going to have a heart attack😰, I don't wish no one to feel how I felt!😥 But now that I look back I can tell it is worth the ride because it's really beautiful!💖
Yes I was a passenger and looking down out the window you have about one foot of room to the edge of road one mistake and you all go down my nephew was driving up you could see in his face he was scared shitless. I was thinking of shit I may have to drive but he pushed through and was happy he did it all by himself so was I . If you make the trip please no fooling around no room for error and driver for sure can't be distracted . Don't want to scare anyone for doing it just be safe and focused o what your doing.
Next time you take a swig o' whisky then you ain't scared no more any more.
no imagine some guys going up the hill with >200 km/h
Made the ride as a passenger a few weeks ago. Terrified for a substahtial stretch...miles of skinny shoulders with no guardrails and thousand-foot drops. Fortunately, my son is a smart mountain driver. The views are breathtaking, and am so glad to have seen them...but next time I'll take the train and acrually open my eyes
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
The absence of guardrails is so the snow plows can push the snow off the road when they're clearing it. It takes a special kind of person to drive a snowplow in the mountains!
So that actually paved the road the whole way, very nice!
This was a beautiful video with amazing scenery...I've driven up a lot of dangerous mountain roads with narrow streets and hardly any safety with a sports car.... this was more like a calm race track to unleash a beast 🙂..thanks for the video
It's refreshing to see a driving video up Pikes Peak where speed isn't *the most* important reason for climbing the mountain.
Drove up Pike's Peak in 1975 in the family trickster. Wish the road was that nice then.
was their just last week , up top was -14* windshield factor -26 !! crazy cold OMG , driving down was scary as hell !!
I drove up Pike's Peak in 1980 in my sports car (TR-6) and back then the road past the break check station (probably about 5 to 50 miles) was NOT even paved. It was dirt and gravel, and wet from snow melt. Had a headache the whole time I was up there from the altitude. Hardest park for me was navigating the road with campers coming and going up and down.
Here is another great clip, enjoy: ruclips.net/video/EO_DlWEGWvI/видео.html
I miss Peaks and the scenery waking up to in the morning. I wanna move back to Colorado Springs before I die.
Why did you leave? And where to?
Wow , breath taking video
Thanks for sharing!!! Beautiful mountains!!! I flew over those mountains but never been there! Will drive soon from Dallas to Rocky’s !!!
Stupendo viaggio. Meraviglioso il posto. Spero di ritornare e potermi gustare con molta soddisfazione questo panorama maestoso.
That’s a pretty scary looking drive, but it is a beautiful view.
Nice...I have ridden up by road, cog rail, and hiked up by trail and hiked back down by trail. Me, my two sons what a day on the trail. The road and rail was on different days.
Was the hike scary or dangerous? I don't think I could make the drive but I'm curious about the hike
I drove this back in July of 2016 having never driven in the mountains. Didn’t seem to be a big deal driving in my opinion. Beautiful scenery
Wowwwwwwww....breathtakingggg
Had to go along with my family on this road and mount Evans on our Colorado trip last year, and I can safely say, there’s no way in HELL I am going back up either of these roads. Chicken or not, I’m not risking it. It was a gorgeous view, but damn.
Thanks for the great video. This always intrigues me - Mt. Rainier is only 300 feet taller, yet is covered with glaciers 365 days a year, and Chinook pass next to Mt. Rainier at about 7,000 feet is only open a few months a year. Yet the Colorado Rockies lose all of their snow and you can actually drive to the top of a 14,000 foot mountain, amazing !
Thank you for this. We did the drive up and I wanted to experience it again. Don’t watch if you are riding in a car though 😂 it feels real and you will be pumping imaginary breaks.
watching this with full screen is better than being on a roller coaster. made me a bit dizzy but it was cool
A whole lot of LOVE From Pakistan. Why it feels to me that America is the name of Paradise on the planet earth. Wish I could be an American forever.
Why did you drive up there? - Just because, man!
I love this video, looking forward to driving this road in June. Thanks for posting.
It's good to see how you don't get bossy and shift lanes even when there's no oncoming traffic. I'm an Indian and I really admire that. I wish drivers in my country were also so compliant.
AMEN! I wish people were this polite all around the world, not just driving but walking on sidewalks, hiking trails, biking trails etc. it would make for a much better place for humans to coexist
Congratulations on making it all the way up to the top. That was excellent, amazing, scary and incredible, all at the same time. Now how about down? That should be everything mentioned above. Thanx for posting this.
writer125 it's fun
It is fun, and just as scary, but well worth it for the experience. Absolutely beautiful. But the ranger station is a mandatory stop to check your brake temp.
Yes ! 21 years old…..my first car trip up the mountain……..gravel road.
The year I turned 40…….. I hiked to summit and road train down. Came home for a hot soak in bear claw tub……. Went to church….. then Dutch hopped til 2 in the mornin…………….
I am totally terrified of heights. There would be noway for me to drive up to the top - with no guardrails, the curves... even as a passenger, I would not make it. It is beautiful though. Video kinda made me a little dizzy as fast as it was going but still it was good.
Wiletta Miller yeah just went up it today, the drops are terrifying lmao. But it’s worth it at the top
My husband and I drove it years ago - never again! We were both skakened !!
Wow, I wish I was there. Thrilling!