60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Denver and Boulder

James Dziezynski is the best-selling author of Best Summit Hikes in Colorado and Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail. His writing has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Discover, Backpacker, The Bark, The Denver Post, Elevation Outdoors, and many other publications. He is an alumnus of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. James has climbed over 800 peaks in the state of Colorado, including all 58 summits over 14,000 feet. He lives in Boulder with his wife, Sheila, and their two rescue dogs, Mystic and Fremont. Colorado native Kim Lipker is a guidebook author and has a regular parenting column in Rocky Mountain Parent magazine.

Table of Contents




Boulder (Including Foothills and Mountains)



Betasso Preserve: Canyon Loop Trail

Boulder: Marshall Mesa

Boulder: Heil Valley Ranch

Boulder: Mount Sanitas

Boulder: Walden Ponds

Chautauqua Park: Royal Arch

Eldorado Canyon: Eldorado Springs Trail

Gregory Canyon: Green Mountain Loop

Indian Peaks Wilderness: Arapaho Glacier Trail

Indian Peaks Wilderness: Devil's Thumb Lake

Indian Peaks Wilderness: Mount Audubon

James Peak Wilderness: Heart Lake

Walker Ranch: Walker Ranch Loop



Denver (Including Foothills and Mountains)



Alderfer Three Sisters Park: Ponderosa Sisters Loop

Barr Lake State Park: Lake Perimeter Trail

Bear Creek Lake Park: Bear Creek Trail

Deer Creek Canyon Park: Meadowlark Plymouth Creek Loop

Golden: Matthew Winters / Red Rock Loop

Elk Meadow Park: Sleepy S Loop

Evergreen: Evergreen Lake

Golden Gate Canyon State Park: Mountain Lion Trail

Lakewood: Green Mountain and Hayden Trail Loop

Meyer Ranch Park: Lodgepole Loop

Mount Evans Wilderness: Square Top Mountain

Mount Evans Wilderness: Mount Bierstadt

Mount Evans Wilderness: Mount Evans

Mount Falcon Park: Castle and Parmalee Trail Loop

Red Rocks: Trading Post Trail

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge: Lakes Loop

Westminster Hills Open Space: Westminster Hills Trail

White Ranch Park: Belcher Hill Trail



North of Denver (Including Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park)



Button Rock Preserve: Sleepy Lion Trail

Cathy Fromme Prairie: Fossil Creek Trail

Devil's Backbone Open Space: Wild Loop

Glen Haven: Crosier Mountain Rainbow Trail

Hermit Park: Kruger Rock Trail

Horsetooth Mountain Open Space: Horsetooth Falls and Horsetooth Rock

Lory State Park: Arthur's Rock

Rabbit Mountain: Eagle Wind Trail

Rocky Mountain National Park: Gem Lake

Rocky Mountain National Park: Lion Lakes / Thunder Lake

Rocky Mountain National Park: Longs Peak

Rocky Mountain National Park: Storm Pass Trail to Estes Cone

Rocky Mountain National Park: Twin Sisters

Round Mountain: Summit Adventure Trail



South of Denver (Including Colorado Springs)



Blodgett Peak Open Space: Water Tank Trail

Castlewood Canyon State Park: Inner Canyon Loop

Colorado Trail: Little Scraggy Trail

Douglas County Open Space: Glendale Farm Trail

Douglas County Open Space: Greenland Trail

Florissant Fossil Beds: Petrified Forest Loop

Garden of the Gods: Perkins Central Garden Trail

Manitou Springs Section 16: Palmer Loop Trail

North Cheyenne Canon Park: Lower Columbine Trail

Pike National Forest: Devil's Head Fire Lookout

Pike National Forest: Wigwam Trail

Pine Valley Ranch Park: Pine Valley Ranch Loop

Reynolds Open Space Park: Raven's Roost Oxen Draw Loop

Roxborough State Park: South Rim Trail

Waterton Canyon Recreation Area: Waterton Canyon



Afterword


Appendix A - Outdoors Shops




Appendix B - Online Resources




Appendix C - Hiking Clubs




Index