How long is Pikes Peak Highway?

Pikes Peak Highway runs about 19 miles along Pikes Peak Highway (toll road). Drive time: about 55 minutes one way.

Where is Pikes Peak Highway?

Pikes Peak Highway is in Colorado, following Pikes Peak Highway (toll road).

How high does Pikes Peak Highway climb?

The high point is 14,115 ft at the summit.

What's the best app to track a drive on Pikes Peak Highway?

Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.

Driving Roads / Pikes Peak Highway

Pikes Peak Highway

This 19-mile toll road climbs from Cascade to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak, the same mountain made legendary by the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It runs about 19 miles along Pikes Peak Highway (toll road) in Colorado. Drive time: about 55 minutes one way.

Length

19 mi

Drive time

about 55 min

High point

14,115 ft at the summit

Best time to go: Summer to early fall for the best chance of reaching the summit; the road is partly open all year, but the upper section closes when snow removal becomes too difficult.

Map of Pikes Peak Highway from Cascade, CO (US 24) to Pikes Peak summit — Route: Cascade, CO (US 24) to Pikes Peak summit, about 19 mi. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map

Sources: Length · High point · Best time. Drive time is the route time for the mapped route without stops, from Mapbox.

What to track on Pikes Peak Highway

Record the climb to the summit and keep it on your map with the time and distance. Speeds are low near the top, so take it slow.

Thin air, steep grades and a brake-check station mean using low gears on descent and respecting the strict posted speed limits.

Record your run on Pikes Peak Highway

Open Road keeps every drive: the route on a map, the time and the distance. On iPhone and Android.

Questions, answered

How long is Pikes Peak Highway?: Pikes Peak Highway runs about 19 miles along Pikes Peak Highway (toll road). Drive time: about 55 minutes one way.
Where is Pikes Peak Highway?: Pikes Peak Highway is in Colorado, following Pikes Peak Highway (toll road).
How high does Pikes Peak Highway climb?: The high point is 14,115 ft at the summit.
When is the best time to drive Pikes Peak Highway?: Summer to early fall for the best chance of reaching the summit; the road is partly open all year, but the upper section closes when snow removal becomes too difficult.
What's the best app to track a drive on Pikes Peak Highway?: Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.