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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lost Man Trail swings in a 9-mile arc through the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Area on the west side of Independence Pass. You can hike any length as an out-and-back, perhaps targeting a mountain saddle or…

Whenever we can’t decide where we want to hike, we head for Mueller State Park. It has easy year-round access; it’s always good for a stroll through fragrant pine forests, and there are sure to be great rocks for sitting and and soaking up the sun, and a picture-perfect view or two. To get there: Take…

This isn’t one of the most popular trails at Rocky Mountain National Park. It isn’t one of the longest, or most difficult. It doesn’t even have its own trailhead; instead, it starts off one trail and ends when it picks up another. But Boulder Brook Trail shouldn’t be missed.  The brook for which it is…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area between Fairplay and Buena Vista is one of Colorado’s newest designated wilderness areas. Its 43,410 acres encompass a variety of life zones, from lush green wetlands to alpine tundra. It…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of the best ways to explore Palmer Park is to link together trails and create your own favorite routes. This trail is perfect for that kind of walk or bike ride. To get there: From downtown,…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This isn’t one of the most popular trails at Rocky Mountain National Park. It isn’t one of the longest, or most difficult. It doesn’t even have its own trailhead; instead, it starts off one trail…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crested Butte is a mountain biking paradise, and this trail shows why. It combines stunning mountain scenery, amazing singletrack and the chance to bomb through fields of wildflowers as high as your head. This is…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Start at a clearly marked trail that climbs through a dry, ponderosa pine forest. In half a mile, the path crests at a low ridge and comes to a fork at a sign. Go right…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This humpy mountain near Fairplay lacks the dramatic beauty of many Colorado fourteeners – from the highway, it’s hard to differentiate Mount Sherman from the rest of the rounded Mosquito Range. But the 14,036-foot peak…

The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area between Fairplay and Buena Vista is one of Colorado’s newest designated wilderness areas. Its 43,410 acres encompass a variety of life zones, from lush green wetlands to alpine tundra. It attracts hikers, horseback riders and anglers. The area is named for an impressive pair of mountains: Buffalo Peaks’ west summit,…