Large boulder slides onto Barr Trail

Ashley Eberhardt
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Large boulder slides onto Barr Trail

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is letting hikers know of an obstruction on Barr Trail descending from the Manitou Springs Incline.

According to the USFS, a large boulder was found to have slid onto Barr Trail during a site visit. The USFS said the boulder is about 1.5 miles from the trailhead and appears to be about the size of a box truck.

Large boulder slides onto Barr trail
Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service, Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

Hikers descending from the Incline will encounter the boulder, but the USFS said the trail remains open for public use.

Hikers should still use caution on the trail when navigating around the boulder.

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