- All Metro Areas - See listing of all metropolitan areas with hikes
- Helen Hunt Falls
- Very brief hike to view the scenic Helen Hunt Falls
- Pikes Peak form Devils Playground
- A relatively short and easy hike on Pikes Peak
- Railroad Bed above Manitou Springs
- Hike along a historic railroad bed through tunnels along a canyon
- Red Rocks Canyon Loop
- Classic sandstone formations, old quarries, ponds, views of Colorado Springs
- Red Rocks Canyon Short Loop
- Beautiful Canyon with Red Sandstone, grassy fields and ponds.
- Section 16/Palmer Trail
- Beautiful mountain scenery, spectacular views, old pine forest, mountain streams
- Silver Cascade Falls
- Short hike in Cheyenne Canyon to some interesting falls.
- Ute Pass Falls
- Falls hidden by a highway bridge and defaced by graffiti
- Waldo Canyon Loop
- Easy access hike along a stream, views of Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs.
- Hikes outside the metro area...
- Agnes Vaille Falls
- Gorgeous falls set deep in the side of Mt Princeton.
- Bear Lake
- A high altitude lake with views of many mountains.
- Beaver Lake
- A nice mountain hike or snowshoe along the edge of roaring Beaver Creek.
- Blackhawk Peak
- Ghost town, abandoned mines, gambling
- Blanca Peak
- Deep remote valley with lots of lakes leading to a classic Colorado summit
- Booth Creek Falls
- A nice hike through aspens to visit a wilderness waterfall.
- Browns Creek Falls
- Large waterfall buried deep within San Isabel National Forest
- Castle Peak
- The highest mountain in the Elk range with a fun permanent snow field.
- Centennial Trail in Woodland Park
- Paved path along highway 67 great for a bike trip.
- Challenger Point
- A long beautiful hike up to the summit named after the space shuttle Challenger.
- Como Lake
- A high altitude lake set below a stunning mountain
- Crater Lake
- A high altitude lake set below a stunning mountain among glacial moraine fields
- Crater Lake by the Maroon Bells
- A crystal lake set at the base of the famous Maroon Bell mountains
- crater lakes
- forest trail with mountain views leading to alpine lakes
- Crestone Needle
- One of Colorados greatest peaks. Amazing views and an exhilarating climb.
- Crestone Peak
- Very rugged mountain, high altitude lakes, classic Sangre De Cristo views
- Crestone Peak to Needle Traverse
- Some of the most exhilarating hiking in the Sangre De Cristos
- Devils Playground from the Crags
- A good hike up the side of Pikes Peak to some interesting Rock formations.
- Discovery/Challenger loop
- High country trails with potential for more.
- Dome Rock Trail
- Trail on an old stage road along a cascading creek and huge rock formations.
- Ellingwood Point
- Hike through a nice valley with several lakes ending with distant views
- Grays and Torreys
- Two fourteeners easily reached from Denver and hiked in one day.
- Half Moon Pass
- Hike in the Holy Cross wilderness with views of Mt Holy Cross and some 13ers.
- Hartenstein Lake
- A great trail to an alpine lake starting from an easily accessed trailhead
- Harvard Lakes
- Two small beautiful lakes hidden at the base of Mt Columbia
- Horsethief Falls
- Excellent trail through heavy woods to a high meadow ending at waterfalls
- Humboldt Peak
- Excellent views of the Crestones and other Sangre De Cristo Mtns
- Huron Peak
- Colorados 56th highest peak deep in the wilderness, with magnificent views.
- Kit Carson Peak
- A Colorado classic with waterfalls, a lake, rugged mountains, and a fourteener
- Kroenke Lake
- A beautiful lake set just above treeline with pretty good fishing.
- Little Bear Peak
- One of Colorados deadliest and most spectacular Fourteeners
- Long Gulch
- Easy trail on gentle terrain along highway 67, good warm up snowshoe path
- Lovell Gulch Trail
- Streamside hike with views of Woodland Park, Pikes Peak, and more
- Maroon Peak
- A difficult ascent up one of the most photographed mountains in the world.
- Missouri Mountain
- Colorados 36th highest peak hidden deep in the wilderness
- Montezuma Mine
- Streams, waterfalls, and mining ruins along an old roadway.
- Mount Antero
- A fun 4X4 road with a short hike to the top of a fourteener.
- Mount Belford
- A very straightforward fourteener through the magnificent Missouri Gulch
- Mount Bierstadt
- This high altitude hike is easy to access, has great scenery, and a fourteener.
- Mount Columbia East Ridge
- A long hike along a beautiful stream, through bristlecone pine to a fourteener.
- Mount Democrat
- A beginner fourteener with an easy trail and nice views
- Mount Elbert
- A gentle but long hike leading to the summit of Coloardos Highest mountain.
- Mount Evans from Guanella Pass
- This high altitude hike is easy to access, has great scenery, and a fourteener.
- Mount Harvard
- A long hike along a beautiful stream to reach Colorados third tallest mountain
- Mount Lindsey
- A lush alpine valley surrounded by cliffs, climbing to an exiting summit.
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- One of Colorados most famous yet secluded peaks
- Mount Oxford
- Streams, falls, views, and flowers. Beautiful hike.
- Mount Princeton
- Classic fourteener rising 6,000 feet above the nearby town of Buena Vista
- Mount Sherman
- Arguably Colorados easiest Fourteener, yet still an interesting beautiful hike.
- Mount Silverheels
- A great backcountry hike that avoids crowded trails.
- Mount Yale
- Colorados 21st tallest fourteener providing the best views of the Sawatch Range
- North Maroon Peak
- A difficult and dangerous hike up Aspens premier summit.
- Old Lake Dillon
- A nice short hike with awesome views of Lake Dillon, 10 Mile & Gore Range
- Pancake Rocks
- Easily accessed trail leading to unique rock formations.
- Pikes Peak from the Crags
- The shortest free hiking route up Pikes Peak
- Pyramid Peak
- One of Colorados most dangerous fouteeners, thrilling summit.
- Quandary Peak
- An easy fourteener hike near the town of Breckenridge
- Rainbow Gulch
- Lots of Aspen trees along a stream leading to Rampart Reservoir
- Raspberry Mountain
- Thick aspen groves, high mountain meadows, ending with a stunning view of Pikes
- Red Rocks Campground Loop
- Easy loop through the forest North of Woodland Park
- Red Rocks of Woodland Park
- Beautiful red sandstone rock formations in forested area.
- Revenue Mountain
- Old mining remains, great views of Grays Peak
- Ringing the Maroon Bells
- A world class loop hike, but as deadly as it is beautiful.
- Sentinel Point
- Beaver Ponds, views, alpine tundra, waterfalls, solitude. Great hike.
- South Colony Lakes
- High altitude lakes beneath breathtaking mountains, with excelllent fishing.
- The Crags
- Beautiful rock formations, nice rock climbing, hiking along a nice stream.
- The Dauntless Mine
- An old mining facility still in decent condition and easy to hike to.
- The Hilltop Mine
- An old mining facility still in decent condition located well above treeline.
- Triple Crown of Fourteeners
- Hike three fourteeners in the same day, and still be able to walk the next.
- Turquoise_Lake
- A nice mountain hike along Beaver Creek to the trout filled Turquoise Lakes.
- Willow Lake Trail
- High altitude lake with falls, and surrounded by rugged mountains.
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