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Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver Guide Book

by Tracy Salcedo (Falcon Publishing)
Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver

96pp/maps
ISBN: 1560448296

Just minutes from Denver, wander among the red-rock towers of Roxborough State Park and Red Rocks Park, walk along the broad, peaceful shores of the South Platte River, or hike to the stone ruins of the Walker House atop Mt. Falcon. Author and avid hiker Tracy Salcedo has distilled the spirit of big mountain country in a guide designed to lead you to the best hikes in the foothills of the Front Range. Included are concise descriptions and detailed maps of mostly short, easy-to-follow trails that lead to some of the most scenic destinations in the area - without taking your to physical extremes. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day trips, this book has a hike for you.

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... Preview: This loop is illustrative of the complex interface between the urban corridor and the relative wild of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It begins on the edge of a dense subdivision, complete with ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Lakewood, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.2 miles
... Preview: Fragrant prairie grasses frame the navy-blue waters of Aurora Reservoir, forming the perfect setting for a splendid day hike. A rolling paved path encircles the reservoir, tracing the long fingers of ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Aurora, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.5 miles
... Preview: An incredible prairie dog colony is the unusual highlight of this great trail loop. The broad concrete path winds up through the open meadowland that is home to these small brown critters, who assume ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Lakewood, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 8 miles
... Preview: Because of its scenic qualities and lengthy history at the forefront of Front Range hiking trails, the venerable Beaver Brook Trail is one of the most popular trails in the area. The relatively level ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Golden, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 3 miles
... Preview: Mount Falcon Park was part of the 4,000-acre mountain estate of wealthy turn-of-the-century businessman John Brisben Walker. The trail takes you to the site of the magnificent mansion he built on a po ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Indian Hills, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 2 miles
... Preview: The thunderstorms that drench the Front Range on summer afternoons form over the high peaks to the west. As clouds are driven eastward by prevailing winds, they become intricate sculptures, pearly whi ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Englewood, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 6 miles
... Preview: To the west rises the Continental Divide. Mount Evans looms to the southwest, gentle and comforting, like a big, white-shouldered grandpa. Southward, beyond the green summits of the lesser mountains, ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Bergen Park, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 3 miles
... Preview: This immensely popular route winds up Waterton Canyon, following the spectacular South Platte River as it spills westward out of the mountains. The scenic canyon, the rumbling Platte, and the wide, fl ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Littleton, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 7 miles
... Preview: The seasons paint the Bear Creek Canyon in vivid and spectacular shades. In autumn, the cottonwoods, willows, and box elders that line Bear Creek erupt in yellow and orange, a veritable leafy volcano. ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Evergreen, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.6 miles
... Preview: Hiking on the Dakota Hogback is like walking on the spine of a slumbering dinosaur—climbing steeply up its long tail to its rump, tromping down the back and up over the shoulders, then skittering down ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Evergreen, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.6 miles
... Preview: This lovely manmade lake is the heart of the mountain hamlet of Evergreen. The trail that circles the lake is a mirror of the town itself—it is urban and rural, conventional and unusual, polished and ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Evergreen, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 1 miles
... Preview: Compared with Mount Evans, which rises more than 14,000 feet to the west, Evergreen Mountain is but a well-treed nubbin of a foothill. Regardless, it is a nubbin well-worth exploring. A wide, well-mai ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Evergreen, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.5 miles
... Preview: This short, educational hike, which meanders through meadow and ponderosa forest atop Lookout Mountain, offers wonderful views of the high plains and Denver, as well as comprehensive interpretation of ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Golden, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 1.3 miles
... Preview: Roxborough State Park is a showcase for the dusky saw-toothed remnants of an ancient time. Rough, rust-colored sentinels of the Fountain Formation jut skyward from the varied landscape at various loca ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Littleton, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.2 miles
... Preview: This loop wanders through the forests of a history-rich former ranch. The remnants of an old ski area, used in the 1940s, are hidden in the upper reaches of the park. And rumor has it P. T. Barnum (of ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Conifer, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.8 miles
... Preview: The high plains wash out before the ridgetops of the Front Range like an ocean of green and brown. No doubt it was from vantage points as broad and far-seeing as those along the Maverick Trail that Ut ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Golden, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.4 miles
... Preview: Pleasant and relatively flat, this hike meanders through the meadow and forest that blankets the eastern flank of 9,708-foot Bergen Peak. The huge meadow is chameleon-like—in spring, the vibrantly gre ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Evergreen, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.5 miles
... Preview: The red-and-white rock of the narrow draw at the end of this hike is the visual and geological highlight of this trail loop. The vivid colors of the rock bands, exposed over time by the mostly placid ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Littleton, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.8 miles
... Preview: This trail pushes the parameters of an easy hike, but it does so in exhilarating ways, taking you into the backcountry that makes Colorado so special, and immersing you in remarkable vistas and soothi ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Golden, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.5 miles
... Preview: This peaceful trail follows the North Fork of the South Platte River as it meanders through a stunning valley punctuated by huge, smooth rock outcrops. Perhaps a coyote will mark your progress from th ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Denver"
Pine, CO - Hiking - Trail Length: 3 miles

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