TEMPLETON TRAIL, PALMER PARK, COS. Trailhead: Templeton Trail (starting at upper dog park entrance – acoordinates 138,17921, -104.77193). Hike start time: 9:00 AM. Hike length 3.9 miles, elev gain 524 ft. Moderately Challenging* (due to some challenging rocky areas to cross and repeated ups and downs in the trail). This hike will take us on a trail just below the top of Palmer Park Mesa. There are many interesting large rock formations including hoodoos and beautiful views of the downtown Colorado Springs city area. Pat Zeddies hike leader.