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Denver Region Day Hiking Trails Index
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Day Hiking Trails List
| Trail Name / Links to Descriptions | 1-Way (mi) | Rise (ft) | Difficulty |
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| Abyss Lake Trail #602. USFS webpage. | 8.8 | 3,000 | Strenuous |
| Adams County Trail System. Adams parks, trails, open space webpage. Adams trails map. | |||
| Alderfer/Three Sisters Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Alpine Gardens Loop Trail #49. USFS webpage. | 0.5 | Easy | |
| Apex Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Arapahoe County Trail System. Arapahoe parks and open space webpage. Arapahoe open space brochure (map on page 5). | |||
| Bakerville/Loveland Trail #60. (Section of Continental Divide Trail). USFS webpage. | 5.5 | +800 | |
| Bard Creek Trail #83. USFS webpage. | 10.0 | +600 | |
| Barr Lake State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Bayou Gulch Regional Park Trail System (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trails webpage. DCOS trails map. | |||
| Bear Creek Trail (multiple jurisdictions). Denver Urban Trails map. | 13.55 | Easy | |
| Beartracks Lake Trail #43. USFS webpage. | 4.5 | +2,050 | |
| Beaver Meadows. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 8.78 loop | +2,016 | Easy to Moderate |
| Ben Tyler Trail #606. USFS webpage. USFS map. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 5.89 | +3,387 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Bluffs Regional Park Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 2.7 loop | Easy | |
| Brookside-McCurdy Trail #607. USFS webpage. | 32.6 | +4,320 | |
| Buffalo Creek Recreation Area Trail System. USFS brochure/map. | |||
| Burning Bear. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 5.25 | +1,155 | Easy to Moderate |
| Butler Gulch Trail. USFS webpage. | 2.5 | +1,500 | |
| Captain Mountain Trail #46. USFS webpage. | 7.0 | +1,550 | |
| Carpenter Peak. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 2.36 | +973 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Castlewood Canyon State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Centennial Cone Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Chatfield State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Cherry Creek Regional Trail (multiple jurisdictions). Denver Urban Trails map. Douglas County Open Space trail webpage. Douglas County Open Space trail map. | |||
| Cherry Creek State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Chicago Lakes Trail #52. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 4.24 | +1,198 | Moderate |
| Chief Mountain Trail #58. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.02 | +996 | Easy to Moderate |
| Clear Creek Trail (multiple jurisdictions). Denver Urban Trails map. Jefferson County Open Space trail map. | |||
| Colorado Front Range Trail System (Colorado State Parks). SP trail webpage. SP trail middle section overview map. SP trail detailed maps. | |||
| Colorado Mines Peak. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.4 | +1,187 | Easy |
| Colorado Trail west from Kenosha Pass. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 4.06 | +835 | Easy |
| Continental Divide Trail north from Berthoud Pass. USFS webpage. | |||
| Continental Divide Trail south from Berthoud Pass. USFS webpage. | |||
| Corwina, O'Fallon and Pence Parks Trail System (Denver Mountain Parks). DMP trails map. | |||
| Cub Creek Trail #40. USFS webpage. | 4.5 | ||
| Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 5.0 loop | ||
| Deer Creek Canyon Park Trail System. (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Dedisse Park Trail System (Denver Mountain Parks). DMP park webpage. DMP trails map. | |||
| Denver Trail System. Denver Urban Trails map. | |||
| Devil's Head Fire Lookout Trail #611. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.07 | +998 | Moderate |
| East-West Regional Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 17.0 (26 in future) | Easy | |
| Echo Lake Park Trail System (Denver Mountain Parks). DMP park webpage. DMP trails map. | |||
| Elk Meadow Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Fairmount Trail (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trail webpage. JCOS trail map. | 3.0 | Easy | |
| Flying J Ranch Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Genesee Park Trail System (Denver Mountain Parks). DMP park webpage. DMP trails map. | |||
| Gibson Lake Trail #633. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 2.29 | +1,585 | Moderate |
| Gill Trail #610. USFS webpage. | |||
| Golden Gate Canyon State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Goose Creek Trail #612. USFS webpage. | 9.4 | +1,920 | |
| Grays Peak National Recreation Trail #54. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 5.0 | +3,070 | |
| Greenland Open Space Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 10.0 loop | +500 | Easy to Moderate |
| Griffin Monument. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.81 | +1,279 | Easy to Moderate |
| Hankins Pass Trail #630. USFS webpage. | |||
| Harmonica Arch. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 2.4 | +1,061 | Easy |
| Hassell Lake Trail #84. USFS webpage. | 1.0 | +615 | |
| Hell's Hole Trail #53. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 4.13 | +1,908 | Moderate to Challenging |
| Herman Gulch to Herman Lake Trail #98 (Section of Continental Divide Trail). USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 3.34 | +1,688 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Hidden Mesa Open Space Trail System (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trails webpage. DCOS trails map. | |||
| High Line Canal Trail (Denver Water). DW trail webpage. DW trail map. Google map. | 66.0 | Flat | Easy |
| Highlands Ranch Trail System (Highlands Ranch Metro District). DCOS trails webpage. HRMD trails map. | |||
| Hildebrand Ranch Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Lair o' the Bear Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Lookout Mountain Nature Center & Preserve Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Lost Creek Trail #42. USFS webpage. | |||
| M. Walter Pesman Trail #50. USFS webpage. | 1.5 | ||
| Matthews/Winters Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Maxwell Falls Lower Trail #11. USFS webpage. | 2.0 | +600 | |
| Maxwell Falls Upper Trail #11. USFS webpage. | 2.0 | -600 | |
| Meridian Trail #604. USFS webpage. | 3.3 | +1,650 | |
| Meyer Ranch Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Mount Bierstadt Trail #711. USFS webpage. | 3.0 | +2,410 | |
| Mount Evans National Recreation Trail #51. USFS webpage. | 0.5 | +134 | Easy |
| Mount Falcon Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Mount Galbraith Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| North Table Mountain Park (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Pavilion Point. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 2.45 | +833 | Easy |
| Payne Creek Trail #637. USFS webpage. | 9.8 | +1,650 | |
| Pine Valley Ranch Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Pioneer Trail (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trail map. | 2.9 | Easy | |
| Red Rocks Park Trail System (Denver Mountain Parks). DMP park webpage. DMP trails map. | |||
| Resthouse Meadows Trail #57 to Lincoln Lake. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 5.29 | +1,756 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reynolds Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Trail System (US Fish and Wildlife Service). USFWS trails webpage. USFWS trails map. | |||
| Rolling Creek Trail #663. USFS webpage. | 6.4 | +2,290 | |
| Rosalie Trail #603 (from east). ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 5.23 | +2,121 | Easy to Moderate |
| Rosalie Trail #603 (from west). USFS webpage. | 13.4 | ||
| Roxborough State Park Trail System. SP trails webpage. SP trails map. | |||
| Saint Mary's Glacier & Lake. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 0.82 | +463 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sand Creek Trail (multiple jurisdictions). Denver Urban Trails map. Sand Creek Regional Greenway webpage. Sand Creek Regional Greenway trail map. | 14.0 | Easy | |
| Sharptail Ridge Trail System (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trails webpage. DCOS trails map. | |||
| Shelf Lake Trail #634. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 2.76 | +1,835 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Silver Dollar Lake Trail #79. USFS webpage. | 1.5 | +1,000 | |
| South Chicago Creek Trail #90. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.43 | +1,167 | Moderate |
| South Platte River Trail (multiple jurisdictions). Denver Urban Trails map. | 28.05 | Easy | |
| South Suburban Parks & Recreation Trail System. SSPR trail map/brochure. | |||
| South Valley Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Spruce Meadows Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 8.5 loop | Easy | |
| Spruce Mountain Trail (Douglas County Open Space). DCOS trail webpage. DCOS trail map. | 5.5 loop | ||
| Square Top Lakes. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 1.85 | +598 | Moderate |
| Tanglewood Creek Trail #636 to Rosalie Peak. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 4.57 | +4,271 | Strenuous to Challenging |
| Van Bibber Park (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Watrous Gulch Trail #95. USFS webpage. | 2.0 | +1,500 | |
| White Ranch Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS trails webpage. JCOS trails map. | |||
| Wigwam Trail #609 to Wigwam Park and beyond. USFS webpage. ORIC Trail Map/Description Sheet. | 11.3 | +2,010 | |
| Windy Saddle Park Trail System (Jefferson County Open Space). JCOS park webpage. JCOS trails map. |
