Synopses & Reviews
A world-class recreation region with an enduring pioneer spirit, Denver and the surrounding area hosts some of the best hiking in the world. With such a bewildering wealth of hikes at your disposal, author Kim Lipker presents us with a variety of the very best hikes in the area, and most within an hour's drive or less. Including hikes near Fort Collins, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, this is the only guidebook that pinpoints great hikes that are also close to home.
Synopsis
60 Hikes Z99in 60 Miles Denver details sixty of the areas best trails Z99 a variety of length and difficulty that allows people from a wide range of age and fitness levels to participate
About the Author
Colorado native
Kim Lipker is the author of a Rockies bed-and-breakfast guidebook. Her family travel articles and regular parenting column appear in
Rocky Mountain Parent magazine. She and her family live in the Denver area where she grew up exploring many of the hikes featured in this book.
Table of Contents
(1) Aldefer Three Sisters Park: Ponderosa Sisters Loop (2) Bald Mountain: Pine to Peak Trail (3) Barr Lake State Park: Lake Perimeter Trail (4) Bear Creek Lake Park: Bear Creek Trail (5) Betasso Preserve: Canyon Loop Trail (6) Boulder: Boulder Creek Path (7) Boulder: Heil Valley Ranch (8) Boulder: Walden Ponds (9) Boulder: South Boulder Creek Trail (10) Button Rock Preserve: Sleepy Lion Trail (11) Castlewood Canyon: Rimrock Trail (12) Cathy Fromme Prairie: Fossil Creek Trail (13) Chautauqua Mountain Park: First Flatiron (14) Cherry Creek Reservoir: Cherry Creek Dam Trail (15) Colorado Trail: Top of the World Trail (16) Crosier Mountain Trail: Sullivan Gulch (17) Deer Creek: Meadowlark Plymouth Loop (18) Denver: Washington Park (19) Eldorado Canyon: Eldorado Springs Trail (20) Elk Meadow: Sleepy S Loop (21) Empire Berthoud Pass: Butler Gulch (22) Evergreen: Evergreen Lake (23) Fort Collins: Poudre River Trail (24) Garden of the Gods: Central Garden Zone Trail (25) Golden Gate Canyon : Mountain Lion Trail (26) Gregory Canyon: Green Mountain Loop (27) Horsetooth Mountain Park: Horsetooth Falls& Horsetooth Rock (28) Indian Peaks Wilderness: Devil's Thumb Trail (29) Indian Peaks Wilderness: Heart Lake Trail (30) Indian Peaks Wilderness: Mount Audubon Trail (31) Indian Peaks Wilderness: Rainbow Lakes Glacier Rim Trail (32) Lakewood: Green Mountain Trail (33) Larimer County: Devil's Backbone Trail (34) Lory State Park: Arthur's Rock (35) Meyer Ranch: Sunny Aspen Loop (36) Mount Bierstadt: Summit Trail (37) Mount Evans: Summit Trail (38) Mount Falcon: Parmalee Trail Loop (39) North Cheyenne Canon: Columbine Trail (40) Pawnee National Grassland: Pawnee Buttes Trail (41) Pike National Forest: Devil's Head Trail (42) Pike National Forest: Wigwam Trail (43) Pine Valley Park: Narrow Gauge Trail (44) Rabbit Mountain: Eagle Wind Trail (45) Red Rocks: Trading Post Trail (46) Reynolds Open Space: Hummingbird Songbird Loop (47) Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Rocky Mountain Arsenal Trail (48) Rocky Mountain National Park: Gem Lake (49) Rocky Mountain National Park: Lily Mountain (50) Rocky Mountain National Park: Longs Peak (51) Rocky Mountain National Park: Storm Pass Trail (52) Rocky Mountain National Park: Twin Sisters (53) Round Mountain: Summit Adventure Trail (54) Roxborough State Park: Fountain Valley Trail (55) St. Mary's Glacier: Summit Trail (56) Walker Ranch: Meyers Homestead Trail (57) Walker Ranch: Walker Ranch Loop (58) Waterton Canyon Recreation Area: Waterton Canyon Trail (59) Westminster: Colorado Hills Trail (60) White Ranch Park: Belcher Hill