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Beginning - Intermediate Trails
Click on trail name for map. (They are not the same scale) - Easy, - Moderate, - Hard
Hike Dist. Diff-
iculty
Rating
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Elev Elev Gain Area Trail head
Emerald Lake 3.5 mi. 4.7 (703) 9,500-10,170 780 Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park Bear Lake Rd. off US 36, 37 min from Estes Park
Mills Lake, Glacier Gorge Trail
11 mi all the way to Frozen Lake
4.7 4.5 (165) 9,180-9,920 700 Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park Bear Lake Rd. of US 36, 37 min from Estes Park
Three Sisters Trail /Alderfer Open Space
A lot of fun for families and great loops
7 4.2 (407) 7,414-8,608 1318 Evergreen Buffelo Park Rd to Le Masters Rd
Carpenters Peak
No Lakes
6 4.2 (188) 6,130-7,180 1171 Roxborough State Park Fountain Valley Overlook, Roxborough Dr
Brainard Lake 5.1 4.2 (101) 10,020-10,390 636 Arapaho and Roosevelt NF Hwy 72 to Brainard Lake Rd
Red Rocks Trail 2.1 4 (153) 5,400-6,200 961 Boulder Shorter options with less vertical
Green Mountain West Trail 2.7 4.4 (190) 7,580-8160 757 Boulder On Flagstaff Rd. 4.5 miles from Boulder
Forsythe Canyon 2.2 4.2 (106) 7,270-7,740 419 Boulder 119-132-68-359
Eldorado Falls 2.2 4 (106) 6,390-6,970 741 Walker Ranch, Boulder Flagstaf Rd. to Pika Rd to Bison Dr.
* Rating - Hiker score 1-5 (Number of people who rated it) at AllTrails.com

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last updated 20 Aug 2017