COLORADO PLATEAU HIKES



McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

  • Black Ridge Trail

    Distance: 7.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 760 ft

  • Devils Canyon (D3) Trail, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

    Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,235 ft

  • Dinosaur Hill

    Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft

  • Jouflas Trail

    Distance: 7.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 650 ft

  • McDonald Creek Canyon

    Distance: 4.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft

  • Mee Canyon Alcove, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

    Distance: 6.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft

  • Pollock Bench Loop (P1 Trail), Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

    Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,113 ft

  • Rabbit's Ear Mesa

    Distance: 6.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 850 ft

James M. Robb Colorado River State Park

  • Connected Lakes Trails

    Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft

  • Fruita Unit Trails

    Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal

  • Island Acres Trails

    Distance: 0.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal

Other Hikes on the Colorado Plateau

  • Big Dominguez Canyon, Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

    Distance: 6.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 770 ft

  • Denca Trail, Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area

    Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 33 ft

  • Dolores River Canyon Trail, Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area

    Distance: 7.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 773 ft

  • Eagle Valley Trail, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

    Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft

  • Ela Wildlife Sanctuary, Grand Valley Audubon Society

    Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal

  • Little Dolores Falls, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 0.25 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal

  • Mack Mesa Loop, Highline Lake State Park

    Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft

  • Mica Mine (Ladder Canyon), Bangs Canyon Special Management Arera

    Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 265 ft

  • Miracle Rock Recreation Site, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 0.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 160 ft

  • Miramonte Rim, Lunch Loops, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft

  • Mt. Garfield, Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range (BLM)

    Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,082 ft

  • Painted Hand Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (BLM)

    Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft

  • Palisade Rim Trail (Lower Loop), BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 972 ft

  • Potter Creek Trail, Roubideau Canyon, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft

  • Rim Trail, Uncompahgre National Forest

    Distance: 6.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft

  • Riverbend Park, Colorado River Trail

    Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal

  • Sheep Trail, Roubideau Canyon, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 580 ft

  • Simms Mesa Loop, Uncompahgre National Forest

    Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal

  • Snooks Bottom Open Space, Fruita Open Space

    Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal

  • Spring Creek Canyon Overlook, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft

  • Stateline Trail, Four Corners Monument Navajo Tribal Park

    Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft

  • Sweitzer Trail, Sweitzer Lake State Park

    Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal

  • Vista Grande Loop, Gateway Trails, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation: 300 ft

  • West River Trail, Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

    Distance: 5.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 50 ft

  • Y-11 Road & Wash, Dolores River Canyon, BLM Public Lands

    Distance: 0.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 230 ft