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National Parks in the Front Range


Browns Canyon National Monument (BLM)


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Rocky Mountain National Park
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​Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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Turret Trail to River Bench Trail
5.7 mi (RT); 800 ft. elevation gain
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Seidel's Suckhole Trail - Hecla Junction
2 mi (RT); 131 ft elevation gain



Indian Peaks Wilderness
Roosevelt National Forest


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Caribou Pass
8.5 mi (RT); 2,300 ft elevation gain

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Denver to Fraser and Back
​(hiking and public transit only)

25 mi (OW); 3,500 ft elevation gain
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Devil's Thumb Pass
8 mi (RT); 2,082 ft elevation gain

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Diamond Lake
5.3 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain

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King Lake
11 mi (RT); 3,076 ft elevation gain

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Lake Dorothy & Arapaho Pass
7.2 mi (RT); 2,000 ft elevation gain

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Lake Isabelle
4.8 mi (RT); 450 ft elevation gain

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Long Lake / Jean Lunning Trail
2.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain

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Niwot Ridge
​11.5 mi (RT); 2,500 ft elevation gain
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Rainbow Lakes
3 mi (RT); 400 ft elevation gain



Mount Evans Wilderness & Recreation Area 
Arapaho & Pike National Forests


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Captain Mountain
5.3 mi (RT); 1,450 ft elevation gain

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Captain Mountain Trail
from Echo Lake Campground

4.3 mi (RT); 1,200 ft elevation gain

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Chicago Lakes
10 mi (RT); 1,400 ft elevation gain

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Echo Lake Trail
1.3 mi (RT); 250 ft elevation gain

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Echo Lake (Winter)
1.3 mi (RT); 250 ft elevation gain
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Epaulet Mountain 13,523 ft
1.9 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain

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Geneva Knob
4 mi (RT); 780 ft elevation gain
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Hells Hole Trail
8.4 mi (RT); 2,046 ft elevation gain
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Meridian Trail
6 mi (RT); 1,700 ft elevation gain

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Mount Bierstadt 14,060 ft 
Standard Route

7 mi (RT); 2,850 ft elevation gain

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Mount Evans 14,264 ft
West Ridge via Mt. Spaulding

5 mi (RT); 2,300 ft elevation gain

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Mount Goliath Natural Area
2.4 mi (RT); 855 ft elevation gain

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Roosevelt Lakes 
​via Tanglewood Trail

10 mi (RT); 3,500 ft elevation gain

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South Chicago Creek Trail
4.8 mi (RT); 1,800 ft elevation gain


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Summit Lake Park
1.3 mi (RT); 150 ft elevation gain
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Summit Lake to Chicago Lakes
4.8 mi (RT); 1,800 ft elevation gain

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Tanglewood / Rosalie Trails
4.5 mi (RT); 1,150 ft elevation gain
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Threemile Creek Trail
4.2 mi (RT); 875 ft elevation gain



James Peak Wilderness
Arapaho National Forest


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Bill Moore Lake
8.2 mi (RT); 2,000 ft elevation gain

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Colorado Mines Peak 12,497 ft
4 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain

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Crater Lakes
7.3 mi (RT); 1,950 ft elevation gain

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Forest Lakes
8 mi (RT); 1,800 ft elevation gain

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James Peak 13,294 ft
9.5 mi (RT); 3,200 ft elevation gain
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Mount Flora 13,164 ft
5 mi (RT); 1,839 ft elevation gain


Lost Creek Wilderness
​Pike National Forest


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Ben Tyler Trail
Hwy 285 Trailhead

12 mi (RT); 3,500 ft elevation gain

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Goose Creek Trail to Shafthouse
9.7 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain

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Lizard Rock Trail to Hankins Pass
8.5 mi (RT); 2,280 ft elevation gain

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Wigwam Park
8.5 mi (RT); 1,750 ft elevation gain



Arapaho National Forest


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Beaver Brook Watershed Trail
1.4 mi (RT); 400 ft elevation gain

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Butler Gulch
4 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain
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Chief Mountain 11,709 ft
3 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain

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Columbine Bay
Arapaho Nat. Recreation Area

​2.6 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain
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Cub Creek Trail
2 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain

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Deadhorse Creek Loop
Fraser Experimental Forest
7.8 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain
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Devils Canyon Road
3 mi (RT); 696 ft elevation gain

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Eagles Perch Trail
1.5 mi (RT); 530 ft elevation gain

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Excelsior Rd to Chicago Forks
1.8 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain
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Grays Peak 14,270 ft
8 mi (RT); 3,000 ft elevation gain
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Griffith Mountain 11,568 ft
5.9 mi (RT); 2,773 ft

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Hassell Lake
3.3 mi (RT); 995 ft elevation gain

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Herman Gulch & Lake
8.4 mi (RT); 2,100 ft elevation gain
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Loch Lomond
5 mi (RT); 911 ft elevation gain

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Loch Lomond (Winter)
4.5 mi (RT); 1,050 ft elevation gain
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Maxwell Falls & Cliffs Loop
4.6 mi (RT); 1,170 ft elevation gain

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Mount Sniktau 13,234 ft
​3.6 mi (RT); 1,700 ft elevation gain
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Old Squaw Pass Road
3 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain

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Prospector Trail
1.25 mi (RT); 670 ft elevation gain

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Rocky Road
.8 mi (RT); 235 ft elevation gain

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Rotary Peak 12,479 ft
3 mi (RT); 680 ft elevation gain

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Ruby Gulch
3.8 mi (RT); 1,358 ft elevation gain

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Second Creek
Vasquez Peak Wilderness

2.4 mi (RT); 1,039 ft elevation gain

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Silver Dollar Lakes
6 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain

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Squaw Mountain 11,418 ft
​4.1 mi (RT); 1,014 ft elevation gain
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Square Top Lakes
4.3 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain

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Stanley Mountain 12,512 ft
Vasquez Peak Wilderness

7 mi (RT); 2,100 ft elevation gain
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St. Mary's Glacier to Rock Tower
3.7 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain

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Watrous Gulch
4.6 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain



White River National Forest


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Acorn Creek Trail
Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
6.8 mi (RT); 2,900 ft elevation gain
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Black Powder Pass
2.8 mi (RT); 750 ft elevation gain
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Boreas Mountain 13,082 ft
5.8 mi (RT); 1,900 ft elevation gain

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Oro Grande Trail
3.2 mi (RT); 385 ft elevation gain
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Rotary Peak 12,479 ft
3 mi (RT); 680 ft elevation gain
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Saphire Point
.7 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain



Pike National Forest


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Baldy Peak
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
6.5 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain

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Bennett Mountain via Russel Ridge Trail
3.7 mi (RT); 664 ft elevation gain

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Big Rock Candy Mountain View
Hayman Fire Restoration Area
3 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain

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Boreas Mountain 13,082 ft
5.8 mi (RT); 1,900 ft elevation gain

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Buckskin Gulch > Skipper > Strawberry Jack Loop
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
9 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain

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Buffalo Burn Trail
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
3 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain

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Burning Bear Trail
3.5 mi (RT); 534 ft elevation gain

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Chair Rocks
Colorado Trail Segment 2
10.2 mi(RT); 1,287 ft elevation gain

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Cheesman Canyon (Gill Trail)
8 mi (RT)l 800 ft elevation gain
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Crags Trail
5 mi (RT); 1,124 ft elevation gain
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Crowe Gulch/Mt. Esther Trail
​1.5 mi (RT); 293 ft elevation gain
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Crystal Reservoir Trail
North Slope Recreation Area
2.2 mi (RT); 292 ft elevation gain
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Devil's Head
Rampart Range Recreation Area
4 mi (RT); 940 ft elevation gain

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French Pass
6.8 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain
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Geneva Park
2 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain
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Gibson Lake
7.2 mi (RT); 2,162 ft elevation gain

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Goose Creek Arm Trail
Hayman Fire Restoration Area
3.4 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain

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Indian Cave Trail
1.7 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain
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Indian Creek Trail
2.5 mi (RT); 586 ft elevation gain

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Indian Creek Trail & Ringtail Trail to Peak 8,055
4.8 mi (RT); 900 ft elevation gain

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Kenosha Pass North
Colorado Trail Segment 6
3 mi (RT); 690 ft elevation gain

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Kenosha Pass South
Colorado Trail Segment 5
2.75 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain

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Manitou Lake
1 mi (RT); 130 ft elevation gain

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Molly Gulch to Point 8,322
Hayman Fire Restoration Area
2.1 mi (RT); 789 ft elevation gain

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Mt. Herman Trail
2.1 mi (RT); 933 ft elevation gain
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Nice Kitty Trail
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
8 mi (RT); 1,150 ft elevation gain

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Overlook Trail - Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area
1 mi (RT); 474 ft elevation gain

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Palmer Lake #2
2.6 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain

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Platte Canyon
3 mi (RT); 250 ft elevation gain
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Schubarth Spur Trail
Rampart Reservoir Rec. Area

2.5 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain

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South Park Trail 
Shelf Lake TH to Ponds

1.8 mi (RT); 150 ft elevation gain
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Strontia Reservoir View
Colorado Trail Segment 1
8.5 mi (RT); 1,993 ft elevation gain

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Wellington Lake
1.5 mi (RT); 220 ft elevation gain



Roosevelt National Forest


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Beaver Reservoir via Peaceful Valley
4.8 mi (RT); 850 ft elevation gain

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Boy Scout/Dots Trails
Front Range Trailhead
3.8 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain


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Buchanan Pass Trail
7.8 mi (RT); 1,200 ft elevation gain

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Caribou Hill & Townsite
1.8 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain
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Ceran St. Vrain Trail to Miller Rocks
6.3 mi (RT); 900 ft elevation gain
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Dry Saint Vrain Trail
3.6 mi (RT); 850 ft elevation gain
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Forest Service Trail 606
Reynolds Ranch Open Space

1.5 mi (RT); 252 ft elevation gain

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Forsythe Canyon
2.6 mi (RT); 430 ft elevation gain

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Fourmile Creek Trail
3.3 mi (RT); 450 ft elevation gain
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Lady Moon Trail to Granite Ridge
Red Feather Lakes Area
4.5 mi (RT); 850 ft elevation gain
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Lefthand Park Reservoir
Brainard Lake Recreation Area

3.5 mi (RT); 969 ft elevation gain
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Lily Mountain
3.8 mi (RT); 1,388 ft elevation gain

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Lost Lake
4 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain

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Mineral Mountain Trail
3 mi (RT); 846 ft elevation gain

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Molly Lake
Red Feather Lakes Area

1.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain

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Mount McConnel
Cache La Poudre Wilderness

4 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain

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North Fork Trail
Comanche Peak Wilderness

3.2 mi (RT); 450 ft elevation gain

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South Diamond Peak 11,585 ft
via Montgomery Pass

6 mi (RT); 1,831 ft elevation gain

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Twin Crater Lakes
Rawah Wilderness

13.6 mi(RT); 3,717 ft elevation gain

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Winiger Ridge
3.3 mi (RT); 900 ft elevation gain
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Young Gulch Trail
5.2 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain
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Zimmerman Lake
2.5 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain


Clear Creek County Open Space


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Argentine Central Railroad Grade 
2.3 mi (RT); 590 ft elevation gain
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Beaver Brook Reservoir (North)
Bea
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4.6 mi (RT); 852 ft elevation gain
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Beaver Brook Reservoir (South)
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S. 

1.8 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain
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Cedar Bench > Railbed Loop
Silver Dale Historic District Public Lands

1 mi (RT); 400 ft elevation gain

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Eastern Trail
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S.

4 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain
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Floyd Hill Open Space
4.1 mi (RT); 785 ft elevation gain
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Geneva Creek Iron Fens
2.5 to 6.5 mi (RT);
500 ft to 1,100 ft elevation gain

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The Oxbow
Peaks to Plains Trail

2.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain
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Rutherford Trail to Silver Dale
Historic District Public Lands

​3.4 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain
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Saddleback Mountain
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S.

1.3 mi (RT); 866 ft elevation gain
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Scott Lancaster Memorial Trail
2 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain



Other Front Range Hikes


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Bonfils-Stanton Outdoor Center
Discovery > Challenger Loop

1.3 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain

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Brush Pile > Phase In Trails
Strawberry Recreation Management Area (BLM)

2 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain

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Eldora Nordic Center
Phoebe Snow Loop
3 mi (RT); 517 ft elevation gain
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Eleven Mile State Park Trail System Loop
4.1 mi (RT); 470 ft elevation gain

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Devil's Thumb Ranch
Marker Hill

3.8 mi (RT); 680 ft elevation gain
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Devil's Thumb Ranch
​Redtail Snowshoe Trail

2.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain
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Grass Creek
Mount Evans State Wildlife Area

4.3 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain

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Guffey Gorge
BLM Public Lands

1 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain

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Hot Sulphur Springs
​State Wildlife Area

.25 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain
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Island in the Sky Loop
Oil Well Flats Recreation Area
BLM Public Lands

5.5 mi (RT); 750 ft elevation gain
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Lake Agnes
State Forest State Park

1.6 mi (RT); 480 ft elevation gain

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Marsh Quarry
Garden Park Fossil Area
​BLM Public Lands

2.1 mi (RT); 457 ft elevation gain
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Maryland Mt. Summit Trail
Quartz Valley Park
City of Blackhawk

3.4 mi (RT); 986 ft elevation gain
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Mueller State Park; Homestead>
 Black Bear>Revenuers Ridge

3.7 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain
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Phase .25 Trail - Strawberry Recreation Management Area
BLM Public Lands

1 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain
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Red Canyon Park
City of Cañon City
2.1 mi (RT); 277 ft elevation gain


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Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center (YMCA), Columbine Point
1.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain
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Summit County Recreation Path
Dillon to Frisco

13.2 mi (RT); 372 ft elevation gain
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The Gallery Loop
Shelf Road Recreation Area

BLM Public Lands
1.8 mi (RT); 522 ft elevation gain

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Urad Lake
Urad Lake State Wildlife Area

1.6 mi (RT); 160 ft elevation gain

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Wetlands Nature Trail
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

.75 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain

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