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Shelf
Views
Juniper and pinon covered
plateaus give way to sheer limestone cliffs, over 100 feet high in places,
which curve and wind throughout the area. The cliffs offer some of the
finest expert sport climbing anywhere.The area's relative isolation and
high degree of difficulty encountered, challenge even the most experienced
climbers. Here they can enjoy the sense of community shared by the many
who seek the solitude, sense of adventure and closeness to nature the best
climbs offer.
Shelf
Road
Shelf Road is a 4 wheel
drive route - rough, rugged, back country, mountainous drive. This area
is for the adventuresome familiar with Colorado's unpredictable, ever changing
climate. The road provides access to an important rock-climbing area and
the renowned Garden Park Fossil Area and parallels the stream of Cripple
Creek. The lower half of the road near Cañon City is literally
carved out of the sheer canyon wall, thus the name ‘Shelf.”
The
Old Stage Road |
Shelf Road was once a stage
route that delivered people, goods and ore to and from Cripple Creek and
Cañon City. |
*All services
are available only at either end of the route.
Historic
photo courtesy of Cripple Creek District Museum |
