NORTHERN FRONT RANGE HIKES
(North of Hwy 285)
Indian Peaks Wilderness, Roosevelt & Arapaho National Forests
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Blue & Mitchell Lakes
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Caribou Pass
Distance: 8.5 mo (RT); Elevation Gain 2,300 ft
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Columbine Lake
Distance: 6.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 981 ft
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Denver to Fraser & Back
Distance: 25 mi (OW); Elevation Gain 3,500 ft
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Devil's Thumb Pass
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,082 ft
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Diamond Lake
Distance: 5.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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King Lake
Distance: 11 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,076 ft
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Lake Dorothy & Arapaho Pass
Distance: 7.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
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Lake Isabelle
Distance: 4.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Long Lake / Jean Lunning Trail
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Monarch Lake Loop
Distance: 4.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Niwot Ridge
Distance: 11.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,500 ft
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Rainbow Lakes
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
James Peak Wilderness, Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests
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Bill Moore Lake
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 2,000 ft
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Colorado Mines Peak 12,497 ft
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Crater Lakes
Distance: 7.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,950 ft
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Forest Lakes
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 1,800 ft
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James Peak 13,294 ft
Distance: 9.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft
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Mount Flora 13,164 ft
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,839 ft
Mount Evans Wilderness Area & Recreation Area
Arapaho & Pike National Forests
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Captain Mountain
Distance: 5.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,450 ft
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Captain Mountain Trail from Echo Lake
Distance: 4.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 1,200 ft
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Chicago Lakes
Distance: 10 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
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Echo Lake
Distance: 1.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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Echo Lake (Winter)
Distance: 1.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Epaulet Mountain 13,523 ft
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Geneva Knob
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 780 ft
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Hells Hole Trail
Distance: 8.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,046 ft
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Meridian Trail
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,600 ft
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Mount Bierstadt (14,060 ft)
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,750 ft
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Mount Blue Sky (14,264 ft) via Summit Lake
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
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Mount Goliath Natural Area
Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 855 ft
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Roosevelt Lakes via Tanglewood Trail
Distance: 10 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft
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South Chicago Creek Trail
Distance: 4.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
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Summit Lake Park Trails
Distance: 0.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Summit Lake to Chicago Lakes
Distance: 2.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,281 ft
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Tanglewood to Rosalie Trails
Distance: 4.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,150 ft
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Threemile Creek Trail
Distance: 4.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 875 ft
Arapaho National Forest
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Barbour Fork Trail
Distance: 4.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 925 ft
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Berthoud Pass West Trail, Vasquez Peak Wilderness
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Butler Gulch (Winter)
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Chicago Creek to Chicago Forks
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Chief Mountain
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Colorado River Trail to Columbine Bay, Arapaho National Rec. Area
Distance: 2.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Cub Creek Trail
Distance: 2.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Deadhorse Creek Loop
Distance: 7.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Devils Canyon Road
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Eagles Perch Trail
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 530 ft
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Grays Peak 14,270 ft
Distance: 8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
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Griffith Mountain
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain; 2,770 ft
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Grizzly Gulch
Distance: 5.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,115 ft
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Hassell Lake
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Herman Gulch & Lake
Distance: 8.4 mi (RT); 2,100 ft
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Historic Arapaho Springs
Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 425 ft
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Kearney Gulch Trail
Distance: 2.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Loch Lomond
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 911 ft
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Loch Lomond (Winter)
Distance: 4.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Maxwell Falls & Cliffs Loop
Distance: 4.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,170 ft
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Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain 11,418 ft
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Mount Sniktau 13, 234 ft
Distance: 3.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
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Old Squaw Pass Road
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Prospector Trail
Distance; 1.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 670 ft
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Rocky Road (FS Rd 188.1K
Distance: 0.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 235 ft
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Rotary Peak 12,479 ft
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 680 ft
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Ruby Gulch
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,350 ft
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Second Creek Trail, Vasquez Peak Wilderness
Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,035 ft
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Silver Dollar Lakes
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Square Top Lakes
Distance: 4.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Stanley Mountain 12,512 ft, Vasquez Peak Wilderness
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
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St. Mary's Glacier
Distance: 3.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Strawberry Lake, Arapaho National Recreation Area
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 875 ft
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Sunset Pink > D3 > Leap Frog Loop
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 270 ft
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Watrous Gulch Trail
Distance: 4.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
Roosevelt National Forest
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Beaver Reservoir via Peaceful Valley
Distance: 4.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 850 ft
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Boy Scout / Dots Trail System, Front Range Trailhead
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Buchanan Pass Trail (Lower)
Distance: 7.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft
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Caribou Hill & Townsite
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Ceran St. Vrain Trail to Miller Rocks
Distance: 6.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Coulson Gulch Trail
Distance: 4.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 670 ft
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Diamond Peaks via Montgomery Pass
Distance: 6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
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Disappointment Falls, Red Feather Lakes Area
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Dry Saint Vrain Trail
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Forsythe Canyon Trail
Distance: 2.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 430 ft
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Fourmile Creek Trail
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Lady Moon Trail to Granite Ridge, Red Feather Lakes Area
Distance: 4.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Lefthand Park Reservoir, Brainard Lake Rec. Area
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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Lily Mountain
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,388 ft
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Lost Lake
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Mineral Mountain Trail
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 845 ft
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Molly Lake, Red Feather Lakes Area
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Mt. McConnel, Cache La Poudre Wilderness
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Neota Creek Trail, Neota Wilderness
Distance: 3 mi (RT)l Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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North Fork Trail, Comanche Peak Wilderness
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 450 ft
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Observatory > Lookout Loop
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Reynolds Ranch Open Space / FS Trail 606
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT - more to explore); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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Round Mountain Nature Trail
Distance: 2.2 mo (RT); Elevation Gain 400 ft
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Twin Crater Lakes, Rawah Wilderness
Distance: 13.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 3,700 ft
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Winiger Ridge
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 900 ft
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Young Gulch
Distance: 5.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Zimmerman Lake
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
White River National Forest
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Acorn Creek Trail, Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Distance: 6.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,900 ft
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Black Powder Pass
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 700 ft
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Boreas Mountain (13,082 ft)
Distance: 5.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Loveland Pass Lake
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Old Dillon Reservoir
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Oro Grande Trail
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 385 ft
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Rotary Peak 12,479 ft
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 680 ft
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Sapphire Point
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal
Pike National Forest
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Boreas Mountain (13,082 ft)
Distance: 5.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
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Burning Bear Trail
Distance: 3.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 534 ft
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French Pass
Distance: 6.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 1,600 ft
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Geneva Park
Distance: 2 mi + (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Gibson Lake
Distance: 7.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,162 ft
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Kenosha Pass North (Colorado Trail Seg. 6)
Distance: Elevation Gain:
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South Park Trail (Geneva Park to Ponds)
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Whiteside Trail
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 785 ft
Clear Creek County Open Space
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7:30 Mine Trail, Historic District Public Lands
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft
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Beaver Brook Reservoir Upper Trailhead, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 4.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 850 ft
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Beaver Brook Reservoir Lower Trailhead, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Beaver Brook Trail, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 600 ft
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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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Floyd's Loop, Floyd Hill Open Space
Distance: 4.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 485 ft
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Geneva Creek Iron Fens
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain 500 ft
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Peaks to Plains Trail - Oxbow to Clear Creek Canyon
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Rutherford Trail to Silver Dale, Historic District Public Lands
Distance: 3.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
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Saddleback Mountain, Beaver Brook Watershed Open Space
Distance: 1.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 886 ft
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Scott Lancaster Memorial Trail
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation: Minimal
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Silver Dale Historic District Public Lands - Clear Lake / Railbed Loop
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
Other Hikes in the Northern Front Range
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American & Snow Lakes, State Forest State Park
Distance: 10 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
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Aspen Alley, Summit County Open Space
Distance: 2.6 mi (RT); 500 ft
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B&B / Minnie Mine Loop, Summit County Open Space
Distance: 2.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 360 ft
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Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Outdoor Center, Discovery & Challenger Loop
Distance: 1.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 350 ft
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Brush Pile / Phase In Trails, Strawberry Area, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 500 ft
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Columbine Point, Snow Mountain Ranch (YMCA)
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Devil's Thumb Ranch Nordic Center - Marker Hill
Distance: 3.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 680 ft
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Devil's Thumb Ranch Nordic Center - Redtail Snowshoe Trail
Distance: 2.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Dillon Nature Preserve, Ridge Trail
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 380 ft
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Eldora Nordic Center, Phoebe Snow Loop (Cross Country Skiing)
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 517 ft
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Grass Creek, Mt. Evans State Wildlife Area
Distance: 4.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 800 ft
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Hot Sulfur Springs State Wildlife Area
Distance: 0.25 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Knolls-Willow Open Space, Estes Park
Distance: Elevation Gain:
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Lake Agnes, State Forest State Park
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 460 ft
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Maryland Mountain Summit Trail, Quartz Valley Park
Distance: 3.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 670 ft
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Phase .25 Trail, Strawberry Area, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 350 ft
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Sallie Barber Mine, Summit County Open Space
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
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Summit County Recreation Path, Dillon to Frisco
Distance: 13.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 375 ft
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Urad Lake State Wildlife Area
Distance: 1.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 160 ft
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Wetlands Trail, Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal