A “HANCOCK+ PARKING PASS” IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THESE THREE AID STATIONS
MONARCH PASS (MILE 67.7) CREWING
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM HANCOCK TO MONARCH PASS – 1.75-HOUR DRIVE TIME
From Hancock, turn around and drive back down CR295 towards St. Elmo. Turn right/Eeast onto CR162 and drive all the way back to HWY 50/285. Turn right and drive 15.5 miles to a large “T” in the road in Poncha Springs. Turn right to stay on HWY 50 towards Monarch Pass. Drive 17.5 miles up to the crest of the pass, where a large parking lot is on your left. Turn into the lot and park on the west side. If you have AT&T, you will have cell service on the pass.
Monarch Pass AS Coordinates: 38.496236, -106.325321
Do not park in front of the gift store
The Monarch Pass Aid Station cutoff is 9:00am Saturday
ALTRA CREW STATION
That’s right, an aid station just for crews! Aka, a “Crew Station”! The wonderful folks at Altra will have shelter, warm, snacks, and iPads to check your runner’s progress.
BLANKS CABIN (MILE 83.1) CREWING
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM MONARCH PASS TO BLANKS CABIN – 1-HOUR DRIVE TIME
From Monarch Pass, go east on HWY 50 towards Salida. Around 15.8 miles from the pass, turn left/north onto CR250. There is signage showing mileage to the Mount Shavano trailhead. Stay on CR250 for almost 5 miles until you hit a large “Y” in the road. Stay left onto CR252. Drive roughly 3 miles to a hard-left bend and a large parking lot. The parking lot has a restroom if you need it, but DO NOT PARK THERE. Take the bend to the left and go 0.2 miles to a large field and the parking zone.
Please note, the last 4-5 miles of this route is on rough roads, but with care can be driven in a 2WD vehicle. If you are in a 2WD vehicle, plan that it will take you longer and you might not be able to drive the whole way if the weather gets bad.
Blanks Cabin Aid Station coordinates: 38.59421, -106.19784
The Blanks Cabin Aid Station cutoff is 2:30pm Saturday
RASPBERRY 2 (MILE 92.7) CREWING
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM BLANKS CABIN TO RASPBERRY 2 – 1 HOUR DRIVE TIME
Return the way you came on CR252 and back onto CR250. 7.3 miles from the parking zone, turn left/East onto CR140. Take CR140 until you reach HW 50/285. Turn left/North and drive 11.2 miles where you turn left on CR270. Stay on CR270 as it turns into CR272. Drive 2 miles on CR272 before reaching the junction for Browns Creek TH. You will see a brown USFS sign for Raspberry Gulch on your left.
Stay straight on 274 and go another 0.3 miles before turning left onto CR273. CR273 turns into a rougher road and is difficult to drive in a low clearance vehicle. Continue until you reach the parking zone.
Parking is on either side of the road, perpendicular to the road.
DO NOT PULL OFF THE ROAD MORE THAN THE LENGTH OF YOUR VEHICLE!
Raspberry 2 Aid Station coordinates: 38.689344, -106.170766
The Raspberry 2 Aid Station cutoff is 4:30pm Saturday
