The Best Hiking in Cortez

Phil's World Mountain Bike Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cortez, Colorado.

Main, 2More, Trust and Hippy House Loop is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Cortez, Colorado.

Park Point Overlook Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

The Far View Community is located four miles north of the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum. In around 800 AD, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived in this area for several centuries. They mostly farmed the mesa tops, but were also hunters. It was one of the most densely populated regions of Mesa Ver...

Far View Sites Complex is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

The Knife Edge Trail leaves from a small parking lot located in Morefield Campground in Mesa Verde National Park. It's definitely an easy trail, but it is perfect for the entire family. It offers an unhindered view westward, so it is a prime place to catch the sunset in the park, especially if yo...

Knife Edge Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Vail, Colorado.

This trail is located within Morefield Campground in Mesa Verde National Park. The parking lot also serves as the parking lot for the amphitheater, so it's pretty huge - unless there's a program going on you shouldn't have to worry about finding a spot.  The trail starts out nice and level, facin...

Mesa Verde Point Lookout Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

The Prater Ridge Trailhead is in the southwest corner of Morefield Campground in Mesa Verde National Park. The trail is best used from spring to mid fall. The Prater Ridge Trail is a 7.3 mile loop. 

Prater Ridge Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Long House Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Badger House Community Trail is a loop trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

The Sand Canyon Pueblo marks the northern point of the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, and connects south to the start of the Canyon of the Ancients Trail off Road G. The hike from the parking lot nearest to the pueblo is only 0.8 miles, and is reached on Road N, west of Cortez, Colorad...

This two mile round-trip trail leaves from the information kiosk near Long House and Step House, and leads through and area severely burned by the 2000 Pony Fire.  There's no shade on this trail, so if you are doing it during the hotter months, be sure to bring a lot of water and sun protection. ...

This is a great opportunity to see two historic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park within a relatively short period of time. Schedule your day around getting tickets to Long House, then taking a bit of a side trek to the Step House when you have the time. The tour begins at the Weatherhi...