A wonderful yet pretty difficult trail. Pancake rocks starts out as the same trail as Horsethief Falls, but then branches off right after a small lake and veers off to the right to reach the summit and the pancake formations. The trail has a pretty steep incline and in some points it’s not well marked. It is over 6 miles to the rocks and back, and it is part of the RINGTHEPEAK trail system. The trail does not continue past the rock formations, so you must come back down on the same trail. To reach the trailhead drive through Woodland park on HWY24 West(if you drive from Colorado Springs) and turn left at the traffic light in Divide onto HWY67 direction Cripple Creek. Drive 9.3 miles until you reach a parking lot on the left hand-side next to an old tunnel. There is nothing up here, so take water and snacks. Sunscreen if you go during the warm hours and a head lamp if you plan to come back down after sunset. The view from the top is pretty spectacular.
