Devil's Playground
3.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 753 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
Trailhead Devil's Playground Trailhead #753 Drive there
Devil's Playground Trailhead #753 the Forest Service's write-up
https://coloradosprings.gov/pikes-peak-americas-mountain/page/access-after-hours-restricted · season Year-round to
The first 1/2 mile of the Devil's Playground Trail is shared with the Crags Trail. At the Y, bear right and cross the bridge over the creek. The trail follows an old road to just below timberline. Above timberline the trail intersects the Pikes Peak Highway. Please follow the rock cairns above timberline to protect the fragile tundra. There are beautiful views in the distance of mountain ranges to the north, south and west of Pikes Peak.
Difficulty: Hard
Restrictions <p style="font-size: 1em;">Motorized vehicles are prohibited.</p>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
