The Best Hiking in Silver Plume

Griffin Memorial is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Silver Plume, Colorado.

With a name like 7:30 Mine Road, this is one hike I had to investigate to see if it lives up to its name. Even though this is an easier hike than I normally choose, what it lacks in challenging terrain, it makes up for in historic interest. The view isn’t too bad, either.7:30 Mine Road is about t...

The Argentine Central Railroad Grade trail is just what it says: it follows the old rail bed of the Argentine Central line. All railway remnants have long since been removed, and in its place is a wide, well-defined trail with an easy grade. With just a 900-foot incline over the course of about t...

Pavilion Point is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Silver Plume, Colorado.

September is famous in Colorado for clear, deep blue skies,sublimely perfect temperatures, and gold-digging – of the leaf variety, thatis. On September 9, wildflower season was recently past and the best of theleaves were yet to come, but it was the perfect, clear and sunny day to checkout the hi...

Argentine Pass OHV Route is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Georgetown, Colorado.

Saxon Mountain Summit OHV Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Georgetown, Colorado.

The name is uninviting, but Hell’s Hole is a scenic, shallow basin in the Mount Evans Wilderness near Idaho Springs. Starting elevation is about 9500 feet. Right after the trailhead, you pass through a few camping sites in the Chicago Creek Picnic Area. About five minutes into the hike is the per...

Grays and Torrey's Peak is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Idaho Springs, Colorado.

Kelso Mountain is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Walden, Colorado.

At about an hour's drive from Denver, Grays Peak (14,270 ft./4338m) and its sister mountain, Torreys Peak (14,267 ft./4337m), are two of the most popular 14ers in the state. Because of this, a wealth of information is available on the internet. Rather than go into all the details of the technical...

The start of this route up the Kelso Ridge is the same as doing the standard route of Gray's and Torrey's peaks. From the trailhead cross the large metal bridge and continue on the great trail as it slowly climbs away from the parking lot and trailhead. This first section is not steep, but prov...

The first challenge you'll face on your way to the summit of Gray's peak is Steven's Gulch Road. My Corolla rolled up to the start of what I’ve seen described as a “4x4 road that should probably not be attempted in a low clearance vehicle”. But what the heck, it was late, and I didn't feel like w...

Bakerville to Loveland Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Silver Plume, Colorado.

Grays Peak and Kelso Ridge Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Silver Plume, Colorado.

Mount Edwards Trail Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Silver Plume, Colorado.