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This week in Happy Trails, finally, the Manitou Incline
For more than 17 years, we’ve been bringing you Happy Trails. And yet what has become the region’s most popular trail, the Manitou Incline, never has appeared in our weekly trail guide. For good reason. It was illegal to hike the former...... Full story
Column: Incline hikes helped me get in shape
The first time I hiked the Incline, my family thought I had lost my mind. At the time, I was about 50 pounds heavier than I am now and my family knew that I would be trespassing on private property. It took about 
1 hour, 45 minutes to climb...... Full story
Column: Mixed feelings about the Incline
I plan to hike the Manitou Incline on Sunday for the second time ever. My first climb was nearly nine years ago, a few weeks after I moved to Manitou Springs. It was a thigh-burning and lung-busting 32 minutes. 2,500 ties. 2,000 feet. 
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Incline ride has been bumpy, long
Charles W. Stiff, like many in Colorado Springs, loved the mountains. A renowned photographer, Stiff had taken sunrise images from the summit of Pikes Peak that helped introduce the nation to Colorado’s beauty. But by his 60s, he could no...... Full story
Issues related to the Incline remain
While the goal of a legal Incline has been reached, challenges remain. Manitou officials are finalizing a parking plan that will include pay-to-park kiosks on Ruxton and 
Manitou avenues, permits for residents and a resumption of a free...... Full story
Timeline: Incline history winds through a century
1906: Colorado Springs builds a train to haul pipes up the side of Mount Manitou to the Ruxton Hydroelectric Plant. 1908: A local entrepreneur buys the land for a tourist train, with cars hauled by a cable. May 9, 1912: The train opens, but the...... Full story
Incline crowd wastes no time on first legal morning
It’s finally legal. After more than 10 years of pleadings, meetings, bureaucratic wrangling and even an act of Congress, the Manitou Incline officially opened to hikers Friday. Photos from opening day “We pride ourselves in this...... Full story
Climb the Incline, win a prize
Catch your breath, 
then say “cheese!” The Gazette wants to reward your effort on the Incline Friday and through the weekend. Once you reach the top, snap a shot of yourself holding today’s front page. The three most...... Full story
Ready, set ... legally climb the Incline
Attention scofflaws, law-breakers, trespassers and minor criminals. If you’re among the hundreds of thousands who climb the Manitou Incline each year, you’ve had to live with the ignominy of violating the law, even if it is probably the...... Full story
Is the Incline a burden or an amenity?
From her art studio on Ruxton Avenue, Tracy Miller sees the “Incline people” every day. “I can’t tell you how many cars have been parked in front of our store and they’re Incline people. They’ve got their...... Full story
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