DENVER METRO AREA HIKES
Barr Lake State Park
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Barr Lake Dam Crest Trail
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Gazebo Boardwalk & Fox Meadows Trail
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Neidrach Nature Trail
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Cherry Creek State Park
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Beaver Ponds Nature Trail
Distance: 1 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: Minimal
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North Wetlands Trail
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Prairie Loop & Wetlands Preserve
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
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Bluestem Loop
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Discovery Loop & Legacy Trail
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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First Creek Trail
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Havana Ponds
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Lake Ladora
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Lake Mary Loop
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Locust Loop & Army Historic Trail
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Rattlesnake Hill
Distance: 0.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Prairie Ponds Trail
Distance: 8.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
Adams County
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Elaine T. Valente Open Space
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Jim Baker Reservoir
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Lowell Ponds State Wildlife Area
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Riverdale Regional Park
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Arvada
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Leyden Creek Trail, Leyden Lake Open Space
Distance: Elevation Gain:
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Majestic View Park - Cattail Trail
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, East Side Trail
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge - Prairie Management Zone Trails
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Van Bibber Park - Jefferson County Open Space
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: 200 ft
Aurora
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Aurora Reservoir
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Delany Farm
Distance: 1.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Jewell Wetlands
Distance: 2.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Pronghorn Natural Area - North Section
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Sand Creek Park
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Sand Creek Riparian Preserve
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Star K Ranch
Distance: 2.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Centennial
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Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space
Distance: 2.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Willow Springs Open Space
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 135 ft
Denver
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Bear Creek Park
Distance: 1.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Bear Valley Park - Bear Creek Trail
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Bluff Lake Nature Center
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Great Lawn Park
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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Ruby Hill Park Loop
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Lakewood
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Addenbrooke Park
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Belmar Park - Kountze Lake
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Fehringer Ranch
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Harriman Lake Park
Distance: 1.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Peak View Park
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 50 ft
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Stonehouse Trail, Bear Creek Greenbelt Park
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Stonehouse Trail (Estes to Wadsworth), Bear Creek Greenbelt
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 230 ft
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Welchester Tree Grant Park, Jefferson County Open Space
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Littelton
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Clement Park - Columbine Memorial
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Clement Park - Johnson Reservoir
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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South Platte Park - Northern Wildlife Area
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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South Platte Park - S. Platte Res. & Lakes Area
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Wynetka Ponds
Distance: 0.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
Thornton
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Eastlake #3 Nature Preserve
Distance: Elevation Gain:
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Grandview Ponds Open Space
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
Westminster
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College Pond, Big Dry Creek Trail
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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McKay Lake Open Space
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Mushroom Pond Open Space
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Standley Lake Regional Park - Dam & Pumphouse Loop
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Standley Lake Regional Park - Loon Lake
Distance: 2.25 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Standley Lake Regional Park - South Open Space Trails
Distance: 3.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Westminster Hills Open Space - Mower Reservoir
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
Wheat Ridge
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Crown Hill Park, Lake Loop
Distance: 2.25 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Crown Hill Park, Kestrel Pond
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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West & Bass Lakes, Wheat Ridge Greenbelt
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Wheat Ridge Greenbelt / Clear Creek Trail - Kipling to Prospect Park
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal