FALL COLORS HIKES
BOUDLER COUNTY
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Bald Eagle & Coots Ponds Loop, Saint Vrain State Park
1.5 mi (RT); Minimal Elevation Gain
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Golden Ponds Park & Natural Area, Longmont
1.3 mi (RT); Minimal Elevation Gain
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Sherwood Forest > Chickadee Loop, Mud Lake Open Space
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
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Winiger Ridge, Roosevelt National Forest
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
DENVER FOOTHILLS
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Bergen Peak State Wildlife Area - Upper Trailhead
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 898 ft
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Bruin Bluff Trail, Lair o’ the Bear Park
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 177 ft
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Buffalo Trail to Tallman Ranch, Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Cottonwood Trail to Mt. Carbon, Bear Creek Lake Regional Park
Distance: 5.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Davis Ponds, Staunton State Park
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
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North Table >Mesa Top>Cottonwood Canyon, North Table Mountain Park
Distance: 3.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 780 ft
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Raccoon Trail (Panorama Point). Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,338 ft
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Saddleback Mountain, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Sunny Aspen Trail, Meyers Ranch Park
Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 466 ft
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Welch Ditch > Clear Creek Trail Loop, Clear Creek Canyon Park
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 145 ft
DENVER METRO AREA
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Eastlake #3 Nature Preserve, City of Thornton
Distance: 1.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Gazebo Boardwalk & Fox Meadows Trail, Barr Lake State Park
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 190 ft
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Kestral Pond, Crown Hill Park, Wheat Ridge
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Prairie Ponds, Trail Rocky Mountain Arenal National Wildlife Refuge
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Prairie Loop & Wetlands Preserve, Cherry Creek State Park
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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South Platte Reservoir & Lakes Area, South Platte Park
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Stonehouse Trail (Estes St. to Mt. Carbon), Bear Creek Greenbelt/Bear Creek Lake Park
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 470 ft
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Welchester Tree Grant Park, Jefferson County Open Space
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Wetlands Loop, Creekside Trail, and Sand Creek Greenway, Star K Ranch
Distance: 2.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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West & Bass Lakes, Wheat Ridge Greenbelt / Clear Creek Trail
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
DOUGLAS COUNTY
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Audubon & Muskrat Trails, Chatfield State Park
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Creek Bottom > Inner Canyon > Lake Gulch > Rimrock Loop, Castlewood Canyon State Park
Distance: 6.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,132 ft
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Dupont Open Space & Trail
1.5 mi (RT); Minimal Elevation Gain
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Fountain Valley, Roxborough State Park
Distance: 2.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Kingfisher Loop, Chatfield State Park
Distance: 1.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Lincoln Mountain Trail, Lincoln Mountain Open Space
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 530 ft
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Swallowtail Trail Loops, Nelson Ranch Open Space via Roxborough State Park
Distance: 6.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
ELK MOUNTAINS
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Anthracite Pass, Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
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Beckwith Pass from Lost Lake, Gunnison National Forest
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
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Huntsman Ridge White River National Forest
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 765 ft
GORE RANGE
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Booth Lake, Eagle’s Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 8.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,590 ft
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Boulder Lake, Eagle’s Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 5.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,671 ft
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Eaglesmere Lake Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 7.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,775 ft
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Harrigan Creek & Gore Range Trail Eagle’s Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 10.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,200 ft
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Lilly Pad Lake, Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 750 ft
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Lower Salt Lick Loop, White River National Forest
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
NORTHERN FRONT RANGE
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Acorn Creek Trail, Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
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Aspen Alley, Summit County Open Space
2.6 mi (RT); 500 ft elevation gain
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Beaver Brook Watershed Trail, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
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Boy Scout/Dots Trail System, Roosevelt National Forest
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Devils Canyon Road, Arapaho National Forest
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 696 ft
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Griffith Mountain, Arapaho National Forest
Distance: 5.9 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,773 ft
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Kenosha Pass North, CO Trail Seg. 6, Pike National Forest
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 690 ft
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Meridian Trail, Mount Evans Wilderness, Arapaho National Forest
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
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Mineral Mountain Trail, Roosevelt National Forest
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 846 ft
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Observatory > Lookout Loop, Roosevelt National Forest
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Old Dillon Reservoir, White River National Forest
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Rocky Road (FS Road 188.1K), Arapaho National Forest
Distance: 0.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 235 ft
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Rutherford Trail to Silver Dale, Georgetown Silver Plume Historic District Public Lands
Distance: 3.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Sunset Pink > D3 > Leap Frog Loop, Arapaho National Forest
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 264 ft
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Tanglewood to Rosalie Trails, Mount Evans Wilderness, Pike National Forest
Distance: 4.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain” 1,150 ft
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Threemile Creek Trail, Mount Evans Wilderness, Pike National Forest
Distance: 4.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 875 ft
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Whiteside Trail, Pike National Forest
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 785 ft
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE
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Ben Tyler Trail, Lost Creek Wilderness, Pike National Forest
Distance: 12 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
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CO Trail Seg. 4, Rolling Creek TH > West, Lost Creek Wilderness, Pike National Forest
mi (RT); ft elevation gain
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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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Indian Creek Trail, Pike National Forest
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 586 ft
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Kenosha Pass South - CO Trail Seg. 5, Pike National Forest
Distance: 2.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
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Monument Rock, Pike National Forest
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Rainbow Gulch, Pike National Forest
5 mi (RT); 265 ft Elevation Gain
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Pancake Rocks, Pike National Forest
Distance: 6.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
PARK RANGE
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Fiddlehead Loop, Routt National Forest
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Panorama Loop, Routt National Forest
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 120 ft
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Spring Creek Trail, Routt National Forest
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 320 ft
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Swamp Park Trail (Mad Creek Barn), Routt National Forest
Distance: 3.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 367 ft
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
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Balanced Rock Trail
Distance: 7.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,186 ft
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Bierstadt Lake
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 680 ft
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Calypso Cascades via Finch Lake Trail
Distance: 4.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Gem Lake
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
SAWATCH RANGE
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Chalk Grade Historic Grade Trail, San Isabel National Forest
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Eagle Lake, Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Interlaken Trail, CO Trail Seg. 11, CDT, San Isabel National Forest
Distance: 5.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 165 ft
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Sneve Gulch Trail, Sylvan Lake State Park & White River National Forest
Distance: 4.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
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Sylvan Lake Trail, Sylvan Lake State Park
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal