Hikes Near Boulder Colorado

Distance: 2.6 miles Round Trip
Drive Time from Denver: 45 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Hiking the Flatirons Trail near Boulder takes hikers across a green meadow, then up through a notch between the First and Second Flatirons. The climax of the Flatirons hike waits at the end: grand views of the Rocky Mountains.

Distance: 2.5 miles Round Trip
Drive Time from Denver: 1 Hour
Difficulty: Moderate
The trail to Eldorado Falls is a 1.25-mile hike from the Ethel Harrold Trailhead down to where South Boulder Creek winds through the park. This cascade waterfall may not be the most dramatic along the Front Range, but it still makes for a great hike. Hikers can explore full Walker Loop Trail to make this into a more challenging adventure.

Distance: 2+ miles Round Trip
Drive Time from Denver: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Are you looking for a trail that will shade you from the sun on a hot day in Colorado? This hiking trail has got it all to cool you off: decent shade, a waterfall, a brook, a lake, and a canyon. Forsythe Canyon is just outside Boulder and is an easy to moderate hike.

Distance: 5.5 miles Round Trip
Drive Time from Denver: 40 Minutes
Difficulty: Difficult
Green Mountain in Boulder, Colorado is a strenuous hike, but worth all the effort. It has spectacular views of the Front Range, Flatirons, and a wide 360-degree panorama at the summit. The payoff is at the peak where hikers are rewarded with incredible views of Boulder to the East and the mountains to the West.