Hiking Trails

Below is a list of Colorado hiking trails. Many trails are found entirely within designated wilderness areas. Locate a trail by closest town or city, national designation (i.e. wilderness, national park, national conservation area, etc.), or open space program along the Front Range. Click on the hiking trail title to obtain a brief description of the trail, to grab directions to trailheads, to view pictures taken from or near the trail, and to look at trail maps. To visit The Colorado Hiker's Hiking Trail of the Month Archive click here.

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LOCATE A COLORADO HIKING TRAIL BY:

Nearest City / Town

Wilderness Area, National Conservation Area, or National Park

Fourteeners

Front Range Open Space Programs

Hiking trails with a "*" after the trail title are located within one and a half hours of downtown Denver. Travel time assumes driving the speed limit. Despite the fact that many of these places receive thousands of visitors each year, every hike listed is a marvelous way to enjoy Colorado's scenery and sunny days!

Trails: Organized by Nearest CitY / Town

City/Town	Trails	Activities	Distance	Difficulty
Alamosa:
	Blanca Peak		20.0 Miles	Very Hard
	*Great Sand Dunes National Park*		Varies	Moderate
Allenspark: See Estes Park
Bailey: Also refer to Grant
	Colorado Trail (Segments 4 & 5)		29.0 Miles	Hard
	South Lost Creek Loop		22.0 Miles	Hard
Beaver Creek: See Vail
Boulder:
	Mount Sanitas*		3.1 Miles	Moderate
	Green Mountain*		6.2 Miles	Hard
	Royal Arch*		*3.0 Miles*	*Moderate*
	Mallory Cave*		2.2 Miles	Moderate
	South Boulder Peak*		7.0 Miles	Hard
	Bear Peak*		7.6 Miles	Hard
Breckenridge: See Dillon
Buena Vista:
	Grizzly Lake		5.6 Miles	Moderate
	Mount Yale		9.0 Miles	Very Hard
Colorado Springs:
	Paint Mines Interpretive Park*		1.8 Miles	Easy
	Bluestem Prairie Open Space*		2.5 Miles	Easy
	Red Mountain Open Space*		2.5 Miles	Moderate
	Red Rock Canyon Open Space*		2.05 Miles	Moderate
Conifer:
	Meyer Ranch Open Space*		5.0 Miles	Moderate
	Reynolds Park (Eagle's View Loop)*		4.0 Miles	Moderate
	Reynolds Park (Hummingbird Loop)*		2.0 Miles	Moderate
Copper: See Dillon
Creede:
	Colorado Trail (Segments 20 & 21)		27.0 Miles	Very Hard
	San Luis Peak		14.6 Miles	Very Hard
Denver: Also refer to Boulder
	Mount Galbraith Open Space*		4.2 Miles	Moderate
	Mount Falcon Park*		4.6 Miles	Easy/Moderate
	South Valley Park (Grazing Elk Loop)*		4.6 Miles	Easy/Moderate
	South Valley Park (Swallow Loop)*		2.0 Miles	Easy
	Apex Park (Enchanted Forest Loop)*		5.6 Miles	Moderate
	Apex Park (Pick N' Sledge Loop)*		4.4 Miles	Moderate
Dillon / Frisco / Keystone / Silverthorne:
	North Tenmile Creek*		7.0 Miles	Moderate
	Deer Creek Trail*		5.2 Miles	Moderate
Estes Park:
	*Bear Lake*		*0.6 Miles*	*Easy*
	*Fern Lake*		7.6 Miles	Hard
	Longs Peak		14.0 Miles	Very Hard
Frisco: See Dillon
Fruita: See Grand Junction
Georgetown: Also refer to Idaho Springs & Grant
	Grays and Torreys Peaks*		8.0 Miles	Hard
Golden:
	Apex Park (Enchanted Forest Loop)*		5.6 Miles	Moderate
	Apex Park (Pick N' Sledge Loop)*		4.4 Miles	Moderate
	Mount Galbraith Open Space*		4.2 Miles	Moderate
Grand Junction & Fruita:
	Colorado National Monument (Canyon Rim Trail)		1.0 Mile	*Easy*
	*McDonald Creek*		3.0 Miles	Moderate
Grant: Also refer to Idaho Springs & Bailey
	Burning Bear*		11.0 Miles	Hard
Idaho Springs: Also refer to Georgetown & Grant
	Hell's Hole*		7.0 Miles	Hard
Keystone: See Dillon
Lake City: See Creede
Manitou Springs: Also refer to Colorado Springs
	Red Mountain Open Space		2.5 Miles	Moderate
Montrose:
	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Oak Flat Trail		2.0 Miles	Moderate
Nederland:
	Lost Lake*		3.0 Miles	Moderate
	Devil's Thumb Pass*		14.2 Miles	Very Hard
	Arapaho Pass & Caribou Lake*		6.4 Miles	Hard
	Woodland Lake*		8.6 Miles	Hard
	Diamond Lake*		5.2 Miles	Moderate
	Bob, Betty, & King Lakes*		12.0 Miles	Very Hard
	Lake Isabelle		4.2 Miles	Moderate
	Fourth of July Road*		10.0 Miles	Moderate
	James Peak		8.0 Miles	Hard
Pagosa Springs:
	Quartz Lake		9.4 Miles	Hard
Rollinsville: See Nederland
Silverthorne: See Dillon
Silverton:
	Colorado Trail (Segment 24)		21.0 Miles	Very Hard
Steamboat Springs:
	*Continental Divide Trail*		63.0 Miles	Very Hard
	Devil's Causeway		5.6 Miles	Hard
Vail:
	Mount of the Holy Cross		10.0 Miles	Hard
Ward: See Nederland
Yampa: See Steamboat Springs

Trails: Organized by Wilderness Area, NCA, or National Park

Area	Trails	Activities	Distance	Difficulty
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
	Oak Flat Trail		2.0 Miles	Moderate

Colorado (McInnis) Canyons National Conservation Area:
	*McDonald Creek*		3.0 Miles	Moderate
Eagles Nest Wilderness Area:
	North Tenmile Creek*		7.0 Miles	Moderate
Flat Tops Wilderness Area:
	Devil's Causeway		5.6 Miles	Hard
Great Sand Dunes National Park:
	*Hiking the Dunes*		Varies	Moderate
Holy Cross Wilderness Area:
	Mount of the Holy Cross		10.0 Miles	Hard
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area:
	Lost Lake*		3.0 Miles	Moderate
	Devil's Thumb Pass*		14.2 Miles	Very Hard
	Arapaho Pass & Caribou Lake*		6.4 Miles	Hard
	Woodland Lake*		8.6 Miles	Hard
	Diamond Lake*		5.2 Miles	Moderate
	Bob, Betty, & King Lakes*		12.0 Miles	Very Hard
	Lake Isabelle		4.2 Miles	Moderate
	Fourth of July Road*		10.0 Miles	Moderate
James Peak Wilderness Area:
	James Peak		8.0 Miles	Hard
La Garita Wilderness Area:
	Colorado Trail (Segments 20 & 21)		27.0 Miles	Very Hard
	San Luis Peak		14.6 Miles	Very Hard
Lost Creek Wilderness Area:
	Colorado Trail (Segments 4 & 5)		29.0 Miles	Hard
	South Lost Creek Loop		22.0 Miles	Hard
Mount Evans Wilderness Area:
	Hell's Hole*		7 Miles	Hard
Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area:
	*Continental Divide Trail*		63 Miles	Very Hard
Rocky Mountain National Park:
	*Bear Lake*		*0.6 Miles*	*Easy*
	*Fern Lake*		7.6 Miles	Hard
	Longs Peak		14.0 Miles	Very Hard
Weminuche Wilderness Area:
	Colorado Trail (Segment 24)		21.0 Miles	Very Hard

Trails: Colorado's Fourteeners

Trails	Activities	Distance	Difficulty
Blanca Peak		20.0 Miles	Very Hard
Grays and Torreys Peaks*		8.0 Miles	Hard
Longs Peak		14.0 Miles	Very Hard
Mount of the Holy Cross		10.0 Miles	Hard
Mount Yale		9.0 Miles	Very Hard
San Luis Peak		14.6 Miles	Very Hard

Trails: Organized by front range Open Space program

Program	Trails	Activities	Distance	Difficulty

City of Boulder Open Space:
	Mount Sanitas*		3.1 Miles	Moderate
	Green Mountain*		6.2 Miles	Hard
	Royal Arch*		*3.0 Miles*	*Moderate*
	Mallory Cave*		2.2 Miles	Moderate
	South Boulder Peak*		7.0 Miles	Hard
	Bear Peak*		7.6 Miles	Hard
City of Colorado Springs Open Space:
	Bluestem Prairie Open Space*		2.5 Miles	Easy
	Red Rock Canyon Open Space*		2.05 Miles	Moderate
El Paso County Open Space:
	Paint Mines Interpretive Park		1.8 Miles	Easy
Jefferson County Open Space:
	Apex Park (Enchanted Forest Loop)*		5.6 Miles	Moderate
	Apex Park (Pick N' Sledge Loop)*		4.4 Miles	Moderate
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