Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park by Apt, Alan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Front Cover Title Page Dedication Copyright Page Overview Map Map Legend Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introducing the Front Range Area Comfort, Safety, & Etiquette Using This Book Overview of Hikes CHAPTER 1: Denver Area: Plains & Foothills

Less Than 1 Hour From Denver

1 Cherry Creek State 2 White Ranch: Belcher Hill Trail 3 White Ranch: West Access Trails 4 North Table Mountain 5 Mount Galbraith 6 Lookout Mountain: Beaver Brook Trail 7 Coyote & Mule Deer Trails 8 Raccoon Trail 9 South Valley Park: Coyote Song Trail 10 Fountain Valley Trail 11 Carpenter Peak 12 Willow Creek & South Rim Trails 13 Ringtail Trail 14 Elk Meadow Park: Meadow View Trail 15 Chief Mountain 16 Beaver Brook Watershed Trail 17 St. Mary’s Glacier & James Peak

CHAPTER 2: Boulder Area: Plains & Foothills

Less Than 1 Hour From Boulder

18 Mesa Trail: Northern Segment 19 Mesa Trail: Southern Segment 20 Royal Arch Trail 21 Gregory Canyon: Crown Rock & Flagstaff Mountain Summit 22 Range View & Ute Trails 23 Tenderfoot Trail 24 Green Mountain Summit: West 25 Marshall Mesa East: Marshall Valley, Community Ditch, & Cowdrey Draw Trails 26 Marshall Mesa West: Marshall Valley, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, Flatirons Vista, & Spring Brook Trails 27 Doudy Draw Trail 28 South Boulder Creek Trail 29 Cobalt, Sage, & Eagle Loop 30 Left Hand Reservoir 31 Foothills Trail: Hogback Ridge Loop 32 Foothills Trail: Wonderland Lake Loop 33 Anne U. White Trail 34 Gunbarrel Farm: White Rocks Trails 35 Red Rocks Trail & Mount Sanitas 36 Betasso Preserve 37 Hall Ranch 38 Heil Valley Ranch 39 Walker Ranch: Meyers Homestead Trail 40 Walker Ranch 41 Eldorado Canyon Trail 42 Rabbit Mountain: Little Thompson Overlook Trail 43 Rabbit Mountain: Eagle Wind Trail 44 Pella Crossing 45 Lagerman Reservoir 46 Walden & Sawhill Ponds 47 Streamside Trail 48 Fowler Trail 49 Rattlesnake Gulch Trail 50 Switzerland Trail

CHAPTER 3: Denver Area: Mountains

1–2 Hours From Denver

51 Davis Ponds Loop 52 Staunton Ranch Trail 53 Butler Gulch 54 Jones Pass 55 Guanella Pass: Silver Dollar Lake Trail 56 Mount Bierstadt 57 Loveland Pass Ridgetop 58 Grizzly Peak 59 Mount Sniktau 60 Eastside Trail: Continental Divide Trail 61 Lily Pad Lake 62 Echo Lake & Chicago Lakes Trails 63 Colorado Trail: West Branch 64 Colorado Trail: East Branch

CHAPTER 4: Boulder Area: Indian Peaks

1 Hour or Less From Boulder

65 Middle Saint Vrain 66 Coney Flats Trail & Beaver Reservoir 67 Sourdough Trail: Red Rock Trailhead to Beaver Reservoir 68 Sourdough Trail: Red Rock Trailhead to Rainbow Lakes 69 Red Rock Lake 70 Mitchell Lake & Blue Lake Trail 71 Long Lake & Jean Lunning Trails 72 Lake Isabelle 73 Pawnee Pass & Peak 74 Mount Audubon 75 Niwot Ridge 76 Rainbow Lakes & Arapaho Glacier Overlook Trails 77 Saint Vrain Mountain & Meadow Mountain

CHAPTER 5: Nederland Area

35 Minutes From Boulder 1–2 Hours From Denver

78 Caribou Ranch Open Space 79 Mud Lake Open Space 80 West Magnolia Trails 81 Arapaho Pass 82 South Arapaho Peak 83 Diamond Lake 84 Lost Lake 85 Woodland Lake Trail 86 Devil’s Thumb Lake Trail 87 King, Betty, & Bob Lakes Trail 88 Rogers Pass Lake/Heart Lake 89 Forest Lakes 90 Crater Lakes

CHAPTER 6: Rocky Mountain National Park: South

1 Hour From Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins

91 Lily Lake & Ridge 92 Estes Cone 93 Chasm Lake 94 Twin Sisters Peaks 95 Copeland Falls 183 96 Allenspark & Finch Lake Trails to Wild Basin 97 Calypso Cascades, Ouzel Falls, & Ouzel Lake

CHAPTER 7: Rocky Mountain National Park: East

1–2 Hours From Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins

98 McGregor Ranch 99 Horseshoe Park 100 Deer Mountain 101 Cub Lake 199 102 Fern Lake 200 103 Mill Creek Basin 201 104 Glacier Basin & Sprague Lake 105 Around Bear Lake 106 Nymph, Dream, & Emerald Lakes 107 Flattop Mountain & Hallet Peak 108 Odessa Lake 109 Bierstadt Lake 213 110 Alberta Falls 111 The Loch 112 Jewel & Black Lakes 113 North Longs Peak Trail

CHAPTER 8: Rocky Mountain National Park: West

2–3 Hours From Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins

114 Ute Trail 115 Toll Memorial Trail 116 Mount Ida 117 Colorado River Trail to Little Yellowstone Canyon 118 Baker Gulch to Mount Nimbus & Mount Stratus 119 Holzwarth Trout Lodge 120 Coyote Valley Trail 121 East Inlet & Thunder Lake Trails 122 Monarch Lake to Brainard Lake

CHAPTER 9: Fort Collins Area

30 Minutes–1 Hour From Fort Collins 1–2 Hours From Denver-Boulder

123 Poudre River Trail 124 Spring Creek Trail 125 Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area 126 Foothills Trail: Pineridge Natural Area 248 127 Foothills Trail: Maxwell Natural Area 251 128 Foothills Trail: Centennial Drive 129 Foothills Trail: Reservoir Ridge Natural Area 130 Reservoir Road/Centennial Drive 131 Arthur’s Rock Trail 132 East & West Valley Trails 133 Eagle’s Nest Open Space 134 Bobcat Ridge Natural Area: Ginny Trail 135 Bobcat Ridge Natural Area: Valley Loop Trail 136 Horsetooth Rock Trail 137 Horsetooth Falls & Connecting to Lory State Park 138 Coyote Ridge Trail 139 Devil’s Backbone, Blue Sky, & Coyote Ridge Trails 140 Crosier Mountain Trail 141 North Fork Trail 142 Red Mountain Open Space: Bent Rock Trail 143 Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: Towhee–Overlook Trail

CHAPTER 10: Poudre Canyon & Cameron Pass Areas

1 Hour or Less From Fort Collins 1.5–3 Hours From Denver-Boulder

144 Grey Rock 145 Hewlett Gulch 146 Mount McConnel 147 Lower Dadd Gulch 148 The Big South Trail

1–2 Hours From Fort Collins

149 Green Ridge Trail 150 Sawmill Creek Trail to Clark Peak 151 Blue Lake Trail to Clark Peak 152 Trap Park Trail to Iron Mountain 153 Zimmerman Lake Trail 154 Meadows Trail 155 Montgomery Pass 156 Diamond Peaks 157 Cameron Connection 158 Brown’s Lake 159 Mineral Springs Gulch to Prospect Mountain 160 Fish Creek & Little Beaver Creek Trails 161 Stormy Peaks Trail 162 Emmaline Lake Trail 163 Mummy Pass Trail 164 Signal Mountain Trail

CHAPTER 11: Red Feather Lakes Area

1 Hour From Fort Collins 2 Hours or More From Denver-Boulder

165 Mount Margaret Trail 166 Dowdy Lake Trail 167 North Lone Pine Trail to Mount Baldy Overlook

CHAPTER 12: Colorado State Forest

2 Hours or More From Fort Collins 3.5–4 Hours From Denver-Boulder

168 Michigan Ditch Trail to Thunder Pass Trail 169 Lake Agnes Trail 170 Seven Utes Mountain Trail 171 Mount Mahler Trail 172 Ranger Lakes Trail 173 Grass Creek Yurt Trail

CHAPTER 13: Colorado Springs Area

1 Hour or Less From Colorado Springs 2 Hours or More From Denver

174 Garden of the Gods 175 Devil’s Head Lookout 176 Pikes Peak 177 The Crags 178 What in a Name Trail 179 West Loop 180 North Loop 181 Peak View, Elk Meadow, & Livery Loop 182 Homestead Trail 183 Revenuer’s Ridge 184 Rainbow Gulch Trail to Rampart Reservoir

Appendix 1: Best Trails For Appendix 2: Recommended Reading Appendix 3: Agencies & Information Sources Appendix 4: Conservation & Hiking Groups About the Authors Back Cover