SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE HIKE
(South of Hwy 285)
Browns Canyon National Monument (BLM)
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Turret Trail to River Bench Trail
Distance: 5.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800ft
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Seidel's Suckhole Trail
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 130 ft
Lost Creek Wilderness (Pike National Forest)
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Ben Tyler Trail (Hwy 285 Trailhead)
Distance: 12 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
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Bison Peak 12,326 ft
Distance: 11.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,700 ft
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CO Trail Seg. 4, Rolling Creek TH
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Goose Creek Trail to Shafthouse
Distance: 9.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Lizard Rock Trail
Distance: 8.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,280 ft
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Rolling Creek Trail
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 750 ft
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Wigwam Trail
Distance: 8.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area (Pike National Forest)
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Baldy Peak
Distance: 6.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1.300 ft
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Buck Gulch > Skipper> Strawberry Jack Loop
Distance: 9 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Buffalo Burn Loop
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Nice Kitty Trail
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,150 ft
Hayman Fire Restoration Area (Pike National Forest)
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Big Rock Candy Mountain View
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
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Goose Creek Arm Trail
Distance: 3.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Molly Gulch to Point 8,322
Distance: 2.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 789 ft
Pike National Forest
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Bear Creek Canyon
Distance: 5.25 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Chair Rocks - Colorado Trail Seg. 2
Distance: 10.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,287 ft
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Cheesman Canyon - Gil Trail
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Crags Trail
Distance: 5 mi (RT) Elevation Gain: 1,124 ft
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Crowe Gulch / Mt. Esther Trail
Distance: 1.5 ft (RT); Elevation Gain: 293 ft
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Crystal Reservoir Trail, North Slope Recreation Area
Distance: 2.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 293 ft
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Devil's Head, Rampart Range Recreation Area
Distance: 4 mi (RT) (Winter); Elevation Gain 950 ft
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Indian Cave Trail
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Indian Creek Trail
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 550 ft
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Indian Creek & Ringtail Trails to Peak 8,055
Distance: 4.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Kenosha Pass South - CO Trail Segment 5
Distance: 2.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
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Lovell Gulch Trail
Distance: 5.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Manitou Lake
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Monument Rock
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300ft
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Mount Herman Trail
Distance: 2.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 950 ft
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Overlook Trail, Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Pancake Rocks
Distance: 6.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Palmer Lake #2
Distance: 2.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Platte Canyon
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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Platte River Trail
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 717 ft
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Rainbow Gulch, Rampart Reservoir Rec. Area
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 265 ft
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Russel Ridge Trail to Bennett Mountain
Distance: 3.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 667 ft
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Schubarth Spur Trail, Rampart Reservoir Rec. Area
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Strontia Reservoir View - CO Trail Seg. 1
Distance: 8.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
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Waterton Canyon (Mountain Lion Rest Area)
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Wellington Lake
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
Other Hikes in the Southern Front Range
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Guffey Gorge aka Paradise Cove, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Homestead > Black Bear >Revenuers Ridge Loop, Mueller State Park
Distance: 3.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Island in the Sky Loop, Oil Well Flats Recreation Area, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 5.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 780 ft
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Marsh Quarry, Garden Park Fossil Area, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 2.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 460 ft
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North Backbone > Dude Abides Loop, Salida Mounain Trails
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 565 ft
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Ponderosa > Midland > Black Bear> Midland> Aspen > Ponderosa Loop, Eleven Mile State Park
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Red Canyon Park, Cañon City Parks
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 270 ft
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The Gallery Loop, Shelf Road Recreation Area, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 522 ft