The Best Trails in Colorado (United States)

Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs)

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Hiking

filimanto

Distance

5.31mi

Elevation +

571f

TrailRank

75| 5.0

Start time: 11/20/2017 10:42 Finish time: 11/20/2017 14:56 Distance: 8.5 km (04:13) Moving time: 02:22 Average speed: 2.02 km/h Avg. Speed Mov.: 3.61 km/h Max. speed: 9.88km/h Minimum altitude: 1909 m Maximum alt...

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Lake Verna

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Hiking

watsonto

Distance

15.43mi

Elevation +

4409f

TrailRank

70| 5.0

East Inlet Trailhead near Grand Lake, Colorado. Out and back to Large alpine lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park. Broad meadows, deep valleys, countless streams and waterfalls, towering peaks and excellent wildl...

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Lost Creek Wilderness Loop (w/ Bison Peak)

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Hiking

brunomru96

Distance

31.39mi

Elevation +

6640f

TrailRank

70

3 pm Day 1: Starting from Lost Park parking lot, head south on Brookside-McCurdy trail. 8.30 am Day 2: Go up Bison Peak then back onto trail. Stopped and camped at 5pm because of rain. 8 am Day 3: Continue in McCurdy tra...

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Bear Lake circular route (long)

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Hiking

rcanal

Distance

9.89mi

Elevation +

2828f

TrailRank

69| 5.0

Circular route starting/ending from Bear Lake. The route starts at Bear Lake and goes to Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch and back. I could not get to the Lake of Glass and Sky Pond because of snow/ice in ...

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Crater Lake

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Hiking

watsonto

Distance

17.83mi

Elevation +

5863f

TrailRank

68| 5.0

Out and back route in the Indian Peaks Wilderness starting at the Monarch Lake trailhead ending at a large sub-alpine lake (Crater Lake). Incredible hike with numerous waterfalls, peaks and lakes including Cascade Falls,...

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Red Rock Canyon, CO USA, June 2014

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Hiking

omriqo1

Distance

5.00mi

Elevation +

591f

TrailRank

67| 5.0

Nice 2-3 hours stroll in the red rock canyon open space just outside Colorado Springs. The walk goes through strange rock formation and an artificial lake with views of the Garden of the Gods and Pikes peak.

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Vail - Spraddle Creek Trail

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Hiking

Kiat Huang

Distance

7.25mi

Elevation +

1995f

TrailRank

66| 3.67

The views from the top of this loop and heading down through the forest and meadows are beautiful, looking out to the snow-capped mountains way beyond Vail. This route starts from central Vail, winding up a tarmac roa...

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Continental Divide Trail day 64: From valley after Devils Thumb Pass to Grand Lake

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Hiking

gryfolge

Distance

29.77mi

Elevation +

2851f

TrailRank

64| 5.0

A beautiful hike through green forests in the Indian Peak Wilderness (Arapaho National Forest). The trail is passing several nice lakes on this leg: Monarch Lake, Lake Granby and Grand Lake. Appr. 8 miles before the town...

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Continental Divide Trail day 60: Bakerville to saddle beneath Vasquez Peak

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Hiking

gryfolge

Distance

18.26mi

Elevation +

4416f

TrailRank

63| 5.0

From Bakerville to Herman Gulch trailhead (Arapaho National Forest) on paved road, then ascending up to 3990m through a nice green valley. Once on the top, you’ll hike on the ridges through Vasquez Peak Wilderness (great...

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US walks #14 - Flatirons / Boulder Mountains Park, Colorado

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Hiking Bear

Distance

3.18mi

Elevation +

1050f

TrailRank

60| 4.67

A very beautiful but somewhat crowded trail in Boulder. Quite steep in parts and we saw a black bear. Starting from Chautauqua Trail Head this trail combines various smaller trails into a figure 8 loop trail. We did the ...

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Crested Butte - Red Lady

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Backcountry Ski

Montse

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Distance

5.82mi

Elevation +

2887f

TrailRank

55| 5.0

[EN]Fantastic back country ski trail nearby Crested Butte, we went up to the locally known as Red Lady peak, through a private property area that the hard work of locals has avoided until nowadays to become a mine. It is...

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Rocky Mountain National Park Loop

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Hiking

gryfolge

Distance

26.96mi

Elevation +

3904f

TrailRank

55

The trailhead for this gorgeous loop-hike in the Rocky Mountain National Park is easy accessible at the outskirts of Grand Lake. A pleasant hike through the woods will take you up to the Cascade Falls, then the trail slo...

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USA Colorado Twin sisters peak trail

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Hiking

Þórður G Ólafsson

Distance

6.85mi

Elevation +

2185f

TrailRank

54| 5.0

Easy to find. I used the app "where to go". I got good weather, sun and no wind. I was alone so maybe it took me less time than I had read about on alltrails.com.The path was okey until in the end. Then there were only b...

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Continental Divide Trail day 61: From saddle beneath Vasquez Peak to Berthoud Pass

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Hiking

gryfolge

Distance

7.86mi

Elevation +

1460f

TrailRank

54| 5.0

A short hike along the valley, then climbing the Stanley Mountain (3819 m) - followed by a ridgewalk before the trail descends down to Berthoud Pass (exitpoint to Winterpark for resupply)

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Boulder, Chautauqua Park 15 km Roundtrip

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Hiking

Nicky2202

Distance

11.56mi

Elevation +

2067f

TrailRank

52

English// Deutsch:Due to thunderstorms I decided not to go all the way up to the summit of Green Mountain! It's a very nice trail with meadows, forest, creek and a lot of stones! A lot of climbing up and down! And it's o...

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Montañas San Juan, Colorado, Crater Lake

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Hiking

Familia Barquero

Distance

10.82mi

Elevation +

1831f

TrailRank

52

The hike to Crater Lake does not require a big expenditure of energy for its scenic rewards. Starting at 10,770ft. the trail traverses a rolling terrain of meadows and forests with great views of the surrounding peaks, g...

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Pikes Peak Marathon

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Trail Running

Anderson

Distance

13.23mi

Elevation +

8960f

TrailRank

52| 5.0

Course of the great Pikes Peak Marathon, dowloaded from many times winner's website Mark Carpenter (http://www.skyrunner.com/ppcourse.htm)

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Cherry Creek State Park Off Leash Area

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Golden Ted

Distance

2.94mi

Elevation +

276f

TrailRank

52| 5.0

Wow! When was the last time you were able to take your dog off leash for a 3 mile walk. This off leash portion of Cherry Creek State Park is fantastic. There is plenty of water for the dog to play in, and plenty of trail...

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Longs Peak

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Hiking

olmcdon

Distance

7.13mi

Elevation +

2379f

TrailRank

52

One from the Bucket List, I’ve always wanted to make the hike into Longs Peak. The days of lusting over the summit are behind me but the view of the Diamond is awesome. Sorry bout the straight line back to camp. My batte...

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Flattop Mountain, RMNP

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Hiking

jobob

Distance

8.63mi

Elevation +

2713f

TrailRank

51

The nasty headwind above treeline for the last mile or so to the summit is what made this hike difficult for me. And there's the altitude, 12k is a challenge! The trail itself wasn't overly steep, and for the most part i...

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Alpine Loop from Silverton, CO

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Off Road

agonort

Distance

70.74mi

Elevation +

7339f

TrailRank

50| 5.0

Loop Silverton-Animas Fork- Cinnamon Pass 12,620’ - Lake City - Engineer Pass 12,800’ - Animas Fork - Silverton Moderate 4x4 trail, difficult at times. Passing an on-coming vehicle is a challenge in some sections and m...

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Goose Creek Trail - Lost Creek Wilderness

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Hiking

edsoehnel

Distance

5.99mi

Elevation +

791f

TrailRank

50| 4.67

Overview This is a moderate-to-strenuous hike on good trail with plenty of shade and good views of the valley walls, especially as you ascend the trail. It is a popular trail, so expect to see other people. Animals ar...

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Leadville 100 run, Colorado, US

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Trail Running

JOSAN77

Distance

101.43mi

Elevation +

13527f

TrailRank

49

The legendary “Race Across The Sky” 100-mile run is where it all started back in 1983. This is it. The race where legends are created and limits are tested. One hundred miles of extreme Colorado Rockies terrain — from el...

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Walter Tishma Way -Cow Creek Trailhead - Lumpy Ridge Trailhead - Stanley Hotel

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sbaughan

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Distance

9.46mi

Elevation +

1572f

TrailRank

49

Day 1 of five day hiking trip. This moderate hike started at the Cow Creek Trailhead. Our Footpaths of the World driver dropped us off and we hiked back to town. We wandered through a sunny valley before turning for the ...

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Colorado - Mt Bierstadt (14,065 ft)

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Hiking

patm

Distance

7.46mi

Elevation +

2743f

TrailRank

40

Mount Bierstadt Trail is a 7.5 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Idaho Springs, Colorado that features a lake and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best use...

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