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National Parks in the Front Range |
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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 |
Seidel's Suckhole Trail - Hecla Junction
2 mi (RT); 131 ft elevation gain |
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Indian Peaks Wilderness
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Caribou Pass
8.5 mi (RT); 2,300 ft elevation gain |
Denver to Fraser and Back
(hiking and public transit only) 25 mi (OW); 3,500 ft elevation gain |
Devil's Thumb Pass
8 mi (RT); 2,082 ft elevation gain |
Diamond Lake
5.3 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain |
King Lake
11 mi (RT); 3,076 ft elevation gain |
Lake Dorothy & Arapaho Pass
7.2 mi (RT); 2,000 ft elevation gain |
Lake Isabelle
4.8 mi (RT); 450 ft elevation gain |
Long Lake / Jean Lunning Trail
2.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain |
Niwot Ridge
11.5 mi (RT); 2,500 ft elevation gain |
Rainbow Lakes
3 mi (RT); 400 ft elevation gain |
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Mount Evans Wilderness & Recreation Area
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Captain Mountain
5.3 mi (RT); 1,450 ft elevation gain |
Captain Mountain Trail
from Echo Lake Campground 4.3 mi (RT); 1,200 ft elevation gain |
Chicago Lakes
10 mi (RT); 1,400 ft elevation gain |
Echo Lake Trail
1.3 mi (RT); 250 ft elevation gain |
Epaulet Mountain 13,523 ft
1.9 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain |
Geneva Knob
4 mi (RT); 780 ft elevation gain |
Hells Hole Trail
8.4 mi (RT); 2,046 ft elevation gain |
Meridian Trail
6 mi (RT); 1,700 ft elevation gain |
Mount Bierstadt 14,060 ft
Standard Route 7 mi (RT); 2,850 ft elevation gain |
Mount Evans 14,264 ft
West Ridge via Mt. Spaulding 5 mi (RT); 2,300 ft elevation gain |
Mount Goliath Natural Area
2.4 mi (RT); 855 ft elevation gain |
Roosevelt Lakes
via Tanglewood Trail 10 mi (RT); 3,500 ft elevation gain |
South Chicago Creek Trail
4.8 mi (RT); 1,800 ft elevation gain |
Summit Lake Park
1.3 mi (RT); 150 ft elevation gain |
Summit Lake to Chicago Lakes
4.8 mi (RT); 1,800 ft elevation gain |
Threemile Creek Trail
4.2 mi (RT); 875 ft elevation gain |
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James Peak Wilderness
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Colorado Mines Peak 12,497 ft
4 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain |
Crater Lakes
7.3 mi (RT); 1,950 ft elevation gain |
James Peak 13,294 ft
9.5 mi (RT); 3,200 ft elevation gain |
Mount Flora 13,164 ft
5 mi (RT); 1,839 ft elevation gain |
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Lost Creek Wilderness
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Ben Tyler Trail Hwy 285 Trailhead
12 mi (RT); 3,500 ft elevation gain |
Goose Creek Trail to Shafthouse
9.7 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain |
Lizard Rock Trail to Hankins Pass
8.5 mi (RT); 2,280 ft elevation gain |
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Arapaho National Forest |
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Beaver Brook Watershed Access
1.4 mi (RT); 400 ft elevation gain |
Butler Gulch
4 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain |
Chief Mountain 11,709 ft
3 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain |
Cub Creek Trail
2 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain |
Devils Canyon Road
3 mi (RT); 696 ft elevation gain |
Grays Peak 14,270 ft
8 mi (RT); 3,000 ft elevation gain |
Griffith Mountain 11,568 ft
5.9 mi (RT); 2,773 ft |
Hassell Lake
3.3 mi (RT); 995 ft elevation gain |
Herman Gulch & Lake
8.4 mi (RT); 2,100 ft elevation gain |
Loch Lomond
5 mi (RT); 911 ft elevation gain |
Loch Lomond (Winter)
4.5 mi (RT); 1,050 ft elevation gain |
Maxwell Falls & Cliffs Loop
4.6 mi (RT); 1,170 ft elevation gain |
Mount Sniktau 13,234 ft
3.6 mi (RT); 1,700 ft elevation gain |
Old Squaw Pass Road
3 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain |
Prospector Trail
1.25 mi (RT); 670 ft elevation gain |
Rocky Road
.8 mi (RT); 235 ft elevation gain |
Ruby Gulch
3.8 mi (RT); 1,358 ft elevation gain |
Second Creek
Vasquez Peak Wilderness 2.4 mi (RT); 1,039 ft elevation gain |
Silver Dollar Lakes
6 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain |
Squaw Mountain 11,418 ft
4.1 mi (RT); 1,014 ft elevation gain |
Square Top Lakes
4.3 mi (RT); 1,000 ft elevation gain |
Stanley Mountain 12,512 ft
Vasquez Peak Wilderness 7 mi (RT); 2,100 ft elevation gain |
St. Mary's Glacier to Rock Tower
3.7 mi (RT); 1,300 ft elevation gain |
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Pike National Forest |
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Bennett Mountain via Russel Ridge Trail
3.7 mi (RT); 664 ft elevation gain |
Big Rock Candy Mountain View
Hayman Fire Restoration Area 3 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain |
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
Buckskin Gulch > Skipper > Strawberry Jack Loop 9 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain |
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
Buffalo Burn Trail 3 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain |
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area
Nice Kitty Trail 8 mi (RT); 1,150 ft elevation gain |
Burning Bear Trail
3.5 mi (RT); 534 ft elevation gain |
Chair Rocks
Colorado Trail Segment 2 10.2 mi(RT); 1,287 ft elevation gain |
Cheesman Canyon (Gill Trail)
8 mi (RT)l 800 ft elevation gain |
Crags Trail
5 mi (RT); 1,124 ft elevation gain |
Devil's Head
Rampart Range Recreation Area 4 mi (RT); 940 ft elevation gain |
Geneva Park
2 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain |
Indian Creek Trail
2.5 mi (RT); 586 ft elevation gain |
Kenosha Pass North
Colorado Trail Segment 6 3 mi (RT); 690 ft elevation gain |
Kenosha Pass South
Colorado Trail Segment 5 2.75 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain |
Manitou Lake
1 mi (RT); 130 ft elevation gain |
Molly Gulch to Point 8,322
Hayman Fire Restoration Area 2.1 mi (RT); 789 ft elevation gain |
Strontia Reservoir View
Colorado Trail Segment 1 8.5 mi (RT); 1,993 ft elevation gain |
Wellington Lake
1.5 mi (RT); 220 ft elevation gain |
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Roosevelt National Forest |
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Boy Scout/Dots Trails
Front Range Trailhead 3.8 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain |
Buchanan Pass Trail
7.8 mi (RT); 1,200 ft elevation gain |
Caribou Hill & Townsite
1.8 mi (RT); 700 ft elevation gain |
Forest Service Trail 606
Reynolds Ranch Open Space 1.5 mi (RT); 252 ft elevation gain |
Forsythe Canyon
2.6 mi (RT); 430 ft elevation gain |
Lefthand Park Reservoir
Brainard Lake Recreation Area 3.5 mi (RT); 969 ft elevation gain |
Lost Lake
4 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain |
Mineral Mountain Trail
3 mi (RT); 846 ft elevation gain |
Mount McConnel
Cache La Poudre Wilderness 4 mi (RT); 1,500 ft elevation gain |
South Diamond Peak 11,585 ft
via Montgomery Pass 6 mi (RT); 1,831 ft elevation gain |
Twin Crater Lakes
Rawah Wilderness 13.6 mi(RT); 3,717 ft elevation gain |
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Other Front Range Hikes |
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Beaver Brook Reservoir (North)
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S. 4.6 mi (RT); 852 ft elevation gain |
Beaver Brook Reservoir (South)
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S. 1.8 mi (RT); 300 ft elevation gain |
Bonfils-Stanton Outdoor Center
Discovery > Challenger Loop 1.3 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain |
Eastern Trail
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S. 4 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain |
Eldora Nordic Center
Phoebe Snow Loop 3 mi (RT); 517 ft elevation gain |
Devil's Thumb Ranch Nordic Center, Redtail Snowshoe Trail
2.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain |
Grass Creek
Mount Evans State Wildlife Area 4.3 mi (RT); 800 ft elevation gain |
Hot Sulphur Springs
State Wildlife Area .25 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain |
Lake Agnes
State Forest State Park 1.6 mi (RT); 480 ft elevation gain |
Mueller State Park; Homestead>
Black Bear>Revenuers Ridge 3.7 mi (RT); 600 ft elevation gain |
Saddleback Mountain
Beaver Brook Watershed O.S. 1.3 mi (RT); 866 ft elevation gain |
Sapphire Point
White River National Forest .7 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain |
Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center (YMCA), Columbine Point
1.8 mi (RT); 200 ft elevation gain |
Strawberry Area
BLM Public Lands 1 mi (RT); 350 ft elevation gain |
Summit County Recreation Path
Dillon to Frisco 13.2 mi (RT); 372 ft elevation gain |
Urad Lake
Urad Lake State Wildlife Area 1.6 mi (RT); 160 ft elevation gain |
Wetlands Nature Trail
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge .75 mi (RT); minimal elevation gain |