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Elevation: 6,624 ft 2,019 m
GPS: 38.822, -104.88792
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Bear Creek Cañon Park is a quaint park that encompasses the canyon where Bear Creek meets the Front Range mountains west of Colorado Springs. It abuts and is south of Red Rock Canyon Open Space and the canyon to the north of North Cheyenne Canon. It is a popular hiking destination, and recently mountain biking trails are being created and improved.

Its main climbing areas are the Dakota Hogsback and the nearby Pigtail wall to its south. Sentinel and Grand Specimen Rocks can be easily seen north of the main road/trail at the bottom of Bear Creek Canon. However, these two formations are on Pike's National Forest land and are therefore not included in this area.

Getting There Suggest change

Access to Dakota Hogback and the Pigtail is gained from Stephanie's Trailhead (found on Google Maps) at coordinates: 38.822856, -104.888406. The main canyon trailhead for Sentinel and Specimen Rocks is located here: 38.819044, -104.892874.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bear Creek Cañon Park

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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 33
Dakota Righthand (submitted as S…
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 29
Dakota Pride
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 33
Dakota Kid
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 19
High on the Hog
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 4
Hogwash
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
Whole Hog
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 9
Pigout Arete
Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 33
When Pigs Fly
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 23
DH Rightmost
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 26
Hog Heaven
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 21
War Pigs
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 34
Hog Wild
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 21
Bay of Pigs
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 24
Hogtied
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 21
Warthog
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Dakota Righthand (submitted… Dakota Hogback (submi…
 33
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Dakota Pride Dakota Hogback (submi…
 29
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Dakota Kid Dakota Hogback (submi…
 33
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
High on the Hog Dakota Hogback (submi…
 19
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Hogwash Dakota Hogback (submi…
 4
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Whole Hog Dakota Hogback (submi…
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Pigout Arete Dakota Hogback (submi…
 9
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
When Pigs Fly Dakota Hogback (submi…
 33
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
DH Rightmost Dakota Hogback (submi…
 23
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Hog Heaven Dakota Hogback (submi…
 26
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
War Pigs Pigtail
 21
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Hog Wild Dakota Hogback (submi…
 34
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Bay of Pigs Pigtail
 21
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Hogtied Pigtail
 24
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Warthog Dakota Hogback (submi…
 21
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
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