Sortable Hikes List

This is a full list of the hikes on Dayhikes Near Denver. Click on the column arrows to sort by mileage, difficulty, or approximate drive-time from Denver. All mileage is approximate and many trails have options to make a hike longer, so mileage will vary depending on the route hikers choose to take. Always check maps to verify and plan your trip.

Every hike title links to the the full trail profile with more detailed information: elevation gain, tips, maps, and whether or not dogs are allowed on that particular trail or in that park. Drive times are also approximate, but each trail profile provides a Google map for you to use to determine the exact distance to the trailhead from your location.

It’s important to know that difficulty levels will vary by person. An easy hike for those who are in great shape and acclimatized to higher altitudes may be a very difficult hike for someone who is traveling to Colorado from out-of-state. Some hikes have a range of difficulty, depending on what segments you may choose to hike. Also, remember that nature changes the landscape, and trail damage can occur overnight–even in a matter of moments–when under extreme circumstances, changing the difficulty level of any hike. See our Hikes by Difficulty Level page for the criterial we use to classify a hike as easy, moderate, or difficulty.

Note: All mileage is Round-Trip.

Name of hike	Mileage	Difficulty	Drive Time from Denver (min)
Adams Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	0.6 mile	Easy	135
Agnes Vaille Falls Hike	1 mile	Easy	160
Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	1.6 miles	Moderate	120
Alderfer and Three Sisters Park	18 Trails: 0.2 to 10+ Miles	Easy	40
Andrews Glacier and Tarn in Rocky Mountain National Park	9.4 to 10 miles	Difficult	120
Arch Rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park	3 miles	Easy	100
Arthur's Rock in Lory State Park	3.4 miles	Moderate	85
Bear Canyon Loop at NCAR	3.5 miles	Easy	40
Bear Lake Rocky Mountain National Park	0.6 mile	Easy	120
Bear Peak Near Boulder	7.4 miles	Difficult	40
Beaver Loop in Golden Gate Canyon	2.3 miles	Moderate	45
Bergen Peak	9.2 miles	Difficult	35
Bierstadt Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	3.2 to 4.8 miles	Moderate	120
Black Lake Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	10 miles	Difficult	120
Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	10 miles	Difficult	120
Blodgett Peak	6.4 miles	Difficult	75
Blue Grouse Trail at Golden Gate Canyon Park	1.4 miles	Moderate	60
Bluebird Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	12 miles	Difficult	90
Bluffs Loop at Bluffs Regional Park	2.7 miles	Easy	30
Booth Creek Falls	4 miles	Moderate	100
Boulder Falls	100 yards	Easy	50
Brainard Lake CMC Cabin Hike	6 miles	Easy	80
Bridal Veil Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	6.6 miles	Moderate	105
Bridal Veil Falls in Idaho Springs	0.25 mile below	Easy	45
Buffalo Creek Falls at Wellington Lake	0.5 mile	Easy	105
Bulter Gulch	5 miles	Moderate	60
Calypso Cascades in Rocky Mountain National Park	3.6 miles	Easy	90
Canyon Loop at Betasso Preserve, Boulder	3.3 miles	Moderate	50
Canyon View Nature Trail at Castlewood Canyon	2.4 miles	Easy	50
Carpenter Peak in Roxborough State Park	6.2 miles	Moderate	45
Cascades Near Berthoud Falls	0.1 mile	Easy	60
Castle Rock Trail	1.4 miles	Moderate	35
Catamount Falls Near Colorado Springs	2.8 miles	Moderate	90
Cave Trail at Castlewood Canyon	0.28 mile	Difficult	60
Chaos Canyon Cascades in Rocky Mountain National Park	4.2 miles	Moderate	120
Chasm Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	0.1 mile, 2.8, or 4.8 miles	Easy	100
Chicago Lakes Near Mt. Evans	8.4 to 10 miles	Difficult	60
Chief Mountain	3 miles	Moderate	60
Chimney Gulch Trail at Windy Saddle Park	5 miles	Difficult	25
Clear Creek Trail in Downtown Golden	1.8 miles	Easy	30
Cliff & Climber's Trails at Castlewood Canyon	0.64 mile	Difficult	60
Continental Falls Near Breckenridge	5 miles	Moderate	100
Copeland Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	0.6 mile	Easy	90
Cornet Falls Near Telluride Colorado	1/2 mile	Easy	390
Crags Near Colorado Springs	4.5 miles	Moderate	120
Crown Hill Lake Trails	1.2 miles+	Easy	17
Cub Lake Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park	6 miles	Moderate	100
Cub Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	4.6 miles	Moderate	100
Daniel's Park Hikes	0.2, 3, or 5.4 miles	Easy	35
Deer Creek Canyon Loop	2.7 miles	Easy	35
Devils Head Fire Lookout	2.8 miles	Moderate	75
Diamond Lake	5.4 miles	Moderate	90
Diamond Lake Falls	3.4 miles	Moderate	90
Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	2.2 miles	Easy	120
East Plum Creek Trail in Castle Rock	6 miles	Easy	35
Echo Lake Near Mt. Evans	0.25 mile below	Easy	60
Eldorado Canyon State Park Hikes	4 Trails: 0.5 mile to 3.5 miles (one way)	Moderate	45
Eldorado Falls at Walker Ranch	2.5 miles	Moderate	60
Elk Falls - New Waterfall Near Denver	10.8 miles	Difficult	45
Elk Meadow Park - South Loop	2.6 miles	Easy	35
Elk Range Trail at Centennial Cone Park	6.6 miles	Easy	40
Elk Valley in Roxborough State Park	4.8 miles	Moderate	45
Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	3.6 miles	Moderate	120
Enchanted Mesa Near Boulder	1.8 - 2 miles	Easy	40
Evergreen Lake	1.3 miles	Easy	40
Falcon Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	15.5 to 16.5 miles	Difficult	90
Fallen Timbers Loop at Fox Run	2 miles	Easy	75
Fan Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	15.5 miles	Difficult	90
Fern Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.4 miles	Moderate	100
Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	7.8 miles	Moderate	100
Finch Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9 miles	Moderate	90
Fish Creek Falls Near Steamboat	0.5 mile	Easy	180
Flatirons Vista Loop	1.9 or 3.3 miles	Moderate	40
Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park	8.8 miles	Moderate	120
Forgotten Valley at Golden Gate State Park	3 miles	Moderate	60
Forsythe Canyon to Waterfall and Gross Reservoir	2+ miles	Easy	75
Fountain Valley at Roxborough State Park	2.3 miles	Easy	45
Four Lakes and Waterfall Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park	6.4 miles	Moderate	120
Central Garden Loop in Garden of the Gods	1 miles	Easy	100
Palmer Trail in Garden of the Gods	2.5 miles	Easy	100
Siamese Twins Trail at Garden of the Gods	0.5 miles	Easy	100
Georgetown Railroad Hike & Train Ride	2.3 miles	Easy	60
Glendale Farm - Douglas County Open Space	1.6 mile	Easy	35
Grace Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	12+ miles	Difficult	100
Granite Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	10.2 miles	Moderate	120
Greenland Open Space Near Larkspur	1 to 10 miles	Easy	45
Realization Point via Gregory Canyon	5.7 miles	Moderate	40
Hall Ranch	2 miles	Easy	60
Hanging Lake	2.4 miles	Difficult	165
Hayes Creek Falls	0.1 mile	Easy	210
Ponderosa Loop at Heil Valley Ranch	7.6 miles	Moderate	50
Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs	0.1 mile or 8 miles	Moderate	105
Herman Gulch to Herman Lake	5 miles	Moderate	60
High Line Canal - County Line to Fly'n B Park	3.7 miles	Easy	30
First and Second Flatirons in Boulder	2.6 miles	Moderate	45
Davis Ponds in Staunton State Park	2.15 miles	Easy	45
Green Mountain Near Boulder	5.5 miles	Difficult	40
Pine Valley Ranch Park	1.2 to 3.2 miles	Moderate	60
Homestead Trail at Castlewood Canyon	2 or 4 miles	Moderate	45
Horseshoe Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	0.4 mile	Easy	100
Horseshoe Trail in Golden Gate Canyon Park	3.6 miles	Moderate	50
Horsethief Falls Near Colorado Springs	2.8 Miles	Easy	120
Incline at Castle Rock	0.6 mile	Moderate	35
Jasper Lake	11 miles	Difficult	80
Jewel Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	6.4 miles	Moderate	120
Kenosha Pass Hiking Trails	1 below to 14.4 miles	Moderate	90
Bear Creek at Lair o' the Bear Park	1.7 miles	Easy	30
Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park	4.2 miles	Moderate	120
Lake Helene in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.8 miles	Moderate	120
Lake of Glass Waterfall	8.4 miles	Difficult	120
Lakes Loop at Rocky Mountain Arsenal	1.7 miles	Easy	30
Lawn Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	12.4 miles	Difficult	100
Lion Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	14 miles	Difficult	90
Long Lake Loop	1.5 miles	Easy	90
Lost Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	15.6 miles	Difficult	100
Lost Lake Near Nederland	4 miles	Moderate	80
Lyric Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	8 miles	Moderate	90
Mallory Cave	2.8 miles	Moderate	40
Marguerite Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	7.8+ miles	Moderate	100
Maroon Bells	1 to 13 miles	Moderate	240
Maxwell Falls Near Evergreen	1.6 to 4 miles	Moderate	50
Meadow & Forest Loop Trails at Lookout Mountain Nature Center	0.6 & 0.8 mile	Easy	30
Mesa Trail to Bear Canyon	8.4 miles	Easy	45
Meyer Ranch Open Space	2.4 to 4.8 miles	Moderate	30
Meyers Homestead Hike in Walker Ranch	5.2 miles	Easy	60
Mills Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.6 miles	Moderate	120
Mohawk Lakes Near Breckenridge	6 or 6.8 miles	Moderate	100
Monarch Lake Loop	4 miles	Easy	170
Moraine Park Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.5 miles	Easy	90
Mount Falcon - Castle & Tower	2.3 miles	Easy	40
Mt. Bierstadt Trail on Guanella Pass	1 to 7 miles	Difficult	90
Mt. Evans Summit	0.25 mile	Easy	100
Mt. Galbraith Loop via the Cedar Gulch Trail	4.9 miles	Moderate	30
Mt. Sanitas Near Boulder	3.1 or 2 miles	Moderate	45
North Clear Creek Falls in Colorado	0.1 mile	Easy	300
North Table Mountain Trail Near Golden	2.7 to 7.7 miles	Moderate	25
Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	1 mile	Easy	120
Odessa Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9.8 miles	Moderate	100
O Fallon Park Trails	1.3 to 7 miles	Moderate	35
Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.4 miles	Moderate	90
Ouzel Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9.8 miles	Moderate	90
Panorama Point in Corwina Park	2.4 miles	Moderate	40
Pear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	13 miles	Difficult	90
Petrified Forest Hike at Florissant Fossil Beds	1 mile	Easy	120
Pole Creek Falls Near Granby	2.2 miles	Easy	110
Raccoon Loop in Golden Gate Canyon State Park	2.5 miles	Easy	60
Rainbow Falls in Colorado Springs	0.2 mile	Easy	80
Rattlesnake Gulch at Eldorado State Park	2.5 to 4 miles	Moderate	45
Red Rock Canyon	1 mile	Easy	75
Red Rocks Trail at Red Rocks Park	6 miles	Moderate	25
Red Rocks Trail at Settlers Park in Boulder	1 mile Loop +.4 mile spur	Easy	45
Eagles View Loop in Reynolds Park	4 miles	Moderate	50
Ribbon Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	9.6 miles	Difficult	120
Ridgeline Open Space	1 mile	Easy	40
Rifle Falls	0.2 to 1.5 miles	Easy	210
Royal Arch Trail - Hike in Boulder	3.5 miles	Difficult	40
Sandbeach Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	8.4 miles	Moderate	90
Santa Fe Regional Trail	1 mile to 17	Easy	60
Seven Falls in Colorado Springs	0.4 to 3 miles	Easy	80
Shanahan RIdge Loop	4 miles	Easy	40
Shelf Creek Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	9 miles	Difficult	120
Shelf Lake Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	8.5 miles	Difficult	120
Shelf Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	8.5 miles	Difficult	120
Silver Falls Near Pagosa Springs	0.4 mile	Moderate	330
Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park	9+ miles	Difficult	120
Soldier Canyon Falls	0.2 mile	Easy	100
Solitude Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9 miles	Difficult	120
South Boulder Peak	7.4 miles	Difficulty	40
South Rim Loop at Roxborough State Park	3 miles	Moderate	45
South Valley Park	0.5 mile to 3 miles	Easy	30
Sprague Lake Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park	0.5 mile	Easy	120
Spruce Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9.6 miles	Moderate	100
Spruce Mountain Near Larkspur	1.5 & 4 miles	Moderate	50
St. Mary's Glacier near Idaho Springs	1.5 miles	Moderate	60
St. Vrain Mountain	9 miles	Difficult	100
Tarryall Falls	0.4 mile	Easy	100
The Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park	5.5+ miles	Moderate	120
The Pool in Rocky Mountain National Park	3.4 miles	Easy	100
Timberline Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	8 miles	Difficult	120
Trading Post Trail at Red Rocks Park	1.4 miles	Easy	30
Treasure Falls Near Pagosa Springs	1 mile	Easy	285
Trio Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	14.8 miles	Difficult	90
Undine Falls	3.4 miles	Easy	140
Ute Valley Park Loop	2.5 miles	Easy	75
Waterfall Hike at Castlewood Canyon	0.25 mile	Moderate	50
Waterton Canyon	6.2 or 12.4 miles	Moderate	35
White Ranch Sunset Loop Near Golden	2 miles	Moderate	45
Whitmore Falls Near Lake City	0.2 mile	Easy	360
Willow Creek Trail at Roxborough State Park	1.4 miles	Easy	45
Windy Gulch Cascades in Rocky Mountain National Park	1 mile	Moderate	100
Windy Peak at Golden Gate Canyon	6.4 Miles	Moderate	50
Ypsilon Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park	9 miles	Difficult	100
Ypsilon Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park	9 miles	Difficult	100
Zapata Falls	0.8 mile	Easy	240