how long does the drive up pikes peak take
1. Re: the drive up to Pikes Peak. Jul 20, 2010, 9:27 PM. If you've done the cog, definitely do the drive, it's a different experience and very fun. -Give yourself 3-5 hours, maybe even more depending on how much you plan to stop. From Manitou I'd say it'd probably take 3 hours if you drove straight up, stopped for about 20-30min and then came back down. So any stops are going to ad to that.