Colorado Hiking Guide

Dog Walks in Boulder - Hit the trail with these Boulder-area parks and paths suitable for dogs and their owners.

Denver Weekend Backpacks - Escape the mile-high city for two-mile-high country on these alpine overnighters.

A Closer Challenge - A mother and daughter partner up to tackle the Colorado Trail and have a summer trip they'll never forget.

Uncompahgre National Forest - Summits, alpine meadows, abandoned mines and more on the backs of some of the Rockies' highest peaks.

Two Hikes in Collegiate Peaks - Life is a sabbatical in this rugged Colorado wilderness.

Favorite Colorado Passes - Up and over renowned hikers' throughfares.

Mt. Evans and Pike's Peak - Fabulous routes up two of Colorado's most famous peaks.

Hiking Brainard Lake - Gateway to the Indian Peaks Wilderness just a hop, skip & jump from Boulder.

Hiking the Continental Divide - An epic 3000 miles along the Continental Divide Trail: the history, the politics, the reality.

Outdoors with Your Dog - Where to take Rover hiking in Vail and Aspen.

The Great Wide Open - Three walks in Rocky Mountain grasslands.

Southwest Colorado Outdoors - From Anasazi ruins to the soaring San Juans— GORP'S picks for the best hiking, biking, paddling and more.

Chance Encounters - Surprising images—and turns of events—on the Continental Divide Trail through La Garita Wilderness.

Southwest Colorado Hotsprings - Two hotsprings, one popular and thronged, the other a wilderness isolate: both a comfort to sore hikers.

Curecanti National Recreation Area - This Colorado lakeside facility offers a nifty set of diverse trails.

Weminuche Wilderness - Colorado's largest wilderness is an outdoor nirvana for hikers and climbers, plus river running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.

Uncompahgre Wilderness - Hike and climb fourteeners in the land of the Big Blue.

Sneffels Highline - Colorado's Mt. Sneffels near Telluride, plus an all-time favorite trail.

Mesa Verde National Park - Spectacular ruins and stunning vistas in Colorado's southwest corner.

Hidden Colorado Canyons - Three explorable wilderness study areas.

Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area - 27,020 acres near Colorado Springs. One of the richest wildlife habitats in the state.

Rocky Mountain National Park - Some of GORP's favorites in the park.

Wheeler Geologic Area - A favorite in Colorado's La Garita Mountains - plus orienteering in the footsteps of Fremont!

Black Ridge Canyon Wilderness Study Area - Hiking trails plus paddling on potential BLM Wilderness in western Colorado.

Pike National Forest Hiking - description of some great hiking, biking & skiing trails in the forest.

Hiking on the Rio Grande National Forest - Panoramic views, alpine peaks, lakes and a variety of abundant wildlife characterize the hiking experience in Rio Grande NF.

Hiking and Backpacking in the San Juan National Forest - selection of hiking trails including sections of the Colorado and Continental Divide Scenic Trail.

Trails on San Isabel National Forest - detailed descriptions including nontechnical routes up several fourtneerers in the Collegiate Peaks!

Hikes in the White River National Forest - Some of Colorado's most spectacular hikes lie within the White River National Forest offering panoramic views, year round snowfields, flowering meadows and alpine forest.

Gunnison National Forest Hiking - descriptions of 9 day hikes ranging in length from 1 to 9 miles.

Where the Waters Divide - An epic 3000 miles along the Continental Divide Trail, from New Mexican desert to Canadian snowfields - the history, the politics, the reality.

Hiking Mesa Verde National Park - Rock art, spectacular ruins and stunning vistas in Colorado's southwest corner.

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Spectacular backcountry travel the length of the Rocky Mountains from Mexico to Canada. Notes on the Colorado segment from the Continental Divide Trail Society.

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