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Estes Park 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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| Bear Lake Corridor Trail System. NPS trails map. NPS trails descriptions. See Bear Lake Trail description 15 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | |||
| Bierstadt Lake Trail (Bierstadt Lake trailhead to Bierstadt Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. For 3.8-mile route from Bear Lake trailhead, see description 14 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 1.4 | +566 | Moderate |
| Bluebird Lake Trail (Wild Basin trailhead to Bluebird Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Lake Hikes"). See description 20 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 6.0 | Strenuous | |
| Bright Extension Trail #921.2. USFS webpage. | 1.8 | -1,050 | |
| Bulwark Ridge / Signal Mountain Trail #928.1. USFS webpage. | 5.3 | +3,180 | |
| Carter Lake Trail System (Larimer County Parks & Open Lands) LCPOL park webpage. LCPOL park map. LCPOL trails descriptions. | |||
| Chasm Lake Trail. (Longs Peak trailhead via East Longs Peak Trail) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trails descriptions. See description 19 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 4.2 | +2,360 | Strenuous |
| Colorado Front Range Trail System (Colorado State Parks). SP trail webpage. SP trail north section overview map. SP trail detailed maps. | |||
| Crater Trail. See description 2 on map Western Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 1.0 | +600 | Moderate |
| Coulson Gulch Trail #916. USFS webpage. | 2.8 | +950 | |
| Crosier Mountain Garden Gate Trail #931. USFS webpage. | 4.5 | +2,830 | |
| Crosier Mountain Glen Haven Trail #931.2. USFS webpage. | 4.0 | +1,930 | |
| Cub Lake Trail. (Cub Lake Trail Head to Cub Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Lake Hikes"). For 6.2-mile loop, see description 12 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 2.3 | Moderate | |
| Deer Mountain Trail. (Deer Ridge trailhead to Deer Mountain) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. See description 11 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 3.0 | +1,083 | Moderate |
| Devil's Backbone Open Space Trail System (Larimer County Parks & Open Lands) LCPOL park webpage. LCPOL park map. LCPOL trails descriptions. | |||
| Donner Pass Trail #926. USFS webpage. | 8.9 | +2,470 | |
| Estes Park (Town of) Trail System. EP trails map. | |||
| Eugenia Mine Trail. (Longs Peak Trailhead via East Longs Peak Trail). NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trails descriptions. | 1.4 | +508 | Moderate |
| Falls River Trail System. NPS trails map. | |||
| Fern Lake Trail. (Fern Lake trailhead to Odessa Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. For 9.5-mile route from Bear Lake trailhead, see description 13 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 4.9 | +1,865 | Strenuous |
| Finch Lake Trail. (Finch Lake trailhead to Pear Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. | 6.5 | +2,112 | Strenuous |
| Flat Top Mountain Trail. (Bear Lake trailhead to Flat Top Mountain) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. | 4.4 | +2,849 | Strenuous |
| Glacier Gorge Trail. (Glacier Gorge trailhead to Black Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. See description 17 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 5.0 | +1,430 | Strenuous |
| Hermit Park Open Space Trail System (Larimer County Parks & Open Lands) LCPOL park webpage. LCPOL park map. LCPOL trails descriptions. | |||
| Larimer County Parks & Open Lands Trail System. LCPOL webpage. LCPOL recreation map. LCPOL trails descriptions. | |||
| Lawn Lake Trail. (Lawn Lake trailhead to Lawn Lake) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. | 6.2 | +2,249 | Strenuous |
| Lilly Mountain Trail #933. USFS webpage. | 1.9 | +940 | |
| Lion Gulch Trail #949. USFS webpage. | 3.4 | +1,160 | |
| Longs Peak (East) Trail. (Longs Peak trailhead to Longs Peak. NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trails descriptions. | 8.0 | +4,885 | Very Strenuous |
| Longs Peak (North) Loop. (From Glacier Gorge trailhead via Glacier Gorge Trail, North Longs Peak Trail, Boulder Brook Trail, Glacier Creek Trail.) See description 16 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 8.1 loop | +1,100 | Moderate |
| Longs Peak (North) Trail. (Glacier Gorge trailhead to Granite Pass) NPS trails map. NPS park map. | |||
| Longs Peak Trail System. NPS trails map. NPS trails descriptions. | |||
| Loveland (City of) Parks and Recreation Trail System. LPR trails webpage. LPR trails map. | |||
| Lumpy Ridge Loop Trail. NPS trails map. NPS park map. See description 10 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 10.9 loop | +2,100 | Moderate |
| Lumpy Ridge Trail System. NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trails descriptions. | |||
| Miller Fork Trail #997. USFS webpage. | 3.0 | +1,100 | |
| Mills Lake via Glacier Gorge Trail. NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Lake Hikes"). | 2.8 | Moderate | |
| Mount Ida Trail. (Milner Pass trailhead to Mount Ida) NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Summit Hikes"). | 4.5 | +2,130 | Moderate |
| North Fork (Big Thompson) Trail #929. USFS webpage. | 4.3 | +980 | |
| Ouzel Falls via Bluebird Lake Trail. NPS trails map.NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Water Fall Hikes"). | 2.7 | Moderate | |
| Ramsay-Shockey Open Space Trail System (Larimer County Parks & Open Lands) LCPOL park webpage. LCPOL park map. LCPOL trails descriptions. | |||
| Rimrock Open Space Trail System (Larimer County Parks & Open Lands) LCPOL park webpage. LCPOL park map. | |||
| Rocky Mountain National Park Trail System. NPS park webpage. NPS park map. NPS trails descriptions. | |||
| Round Mountain Trail #969. USFS webpage. Loveland (City of) Parks and Recreation trail webpage. LPR trail map. | 4.6 | +2,670 | Moderate |
| Sky Pond Trail. (Glacier Gorge trailhead to Sky Pond) NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description. | 4.9 | +1,700 | Strenuous |
| Timberline Falls via Sky Pond Trail. NPS trails map. NPS park map. NPS trail description (under "Water Fall Hikes"). | 4.0 | Strenuous | |
| Twin Sisters Trail #998. USFS webpage. NPS park map. See description 18 on map Eastern Rocky Mountain National Park (Mountain Jay). | 3.6 | +2,300 | Moderate |
| Wild Basin Trail System. NPS trails map. NPS trails descriptions. | |||