Basic idea: Meet somewhere close into Pikes National Forest, and take a rough country hike what appears to be about 4-5 miles to the area that the forest service (per their FAQ) says is okay to shoot at. The purpose is to familiarize ourselves with moving through the forest, good exercise and, of course, to shoot. From the USDA Forest Service FAQ, question 40, the place they advise is north of forest development road 322A.

This weekend I will see if this hike is even possible, but here are pics of the proposed route (the "A" is at the same point on a road in all pictures, for easy reference)

Map of the proposed route

Terrain capture of the proposed route

Sat pic of the proposed route

Edit: For some reason the above seems to be blocking links from co-ar15.com?

Manual links: http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7553/routemap.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4294/routeterrain.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/374/routesat.jpg

The proposed route takes the shooter/shooters just south of North Monument Creek. Rules for the group would be pretty common sense - bring a trash bag and pack out everything (food, brass, targets,) that you bring in with you. Ideally we'd start early and be back by some time in the afternoon. The route will be about 4-4.5 miles over rough terrain.

First off, is anyone interested in this?

Second, does anyone know if the proposed hike would be undoable due to restrictive terrain or any other reason? I know shooting is prohibited in El Paso county, but that far north we'd be in Teller county.