Buford, Wyoming
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Fat Tire Bike the Foothills Trail
5.08.5 mi / 1000 ft gainThe Reservoir Ridge and Foothills trail system around Horsetooth Reservoir and Fort Collins is excellent for mountain biking, trail running, and hiking. During the winter it is particularly great for fat tire mountain biking, and the Foothills Trail is one of the best. The trail itself is roughly...Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
North Shield Pond Trail
3.01.54 mi / 43 ft gainNorth Shield Pond Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Fort Collins, Colorado.Read more -
Bellvue, Colorado
Hike to Comanche Lake in Pingree Park
3.58 mi / 700 ft gainYou start out hiking through the average Colorado forest for the first 4 miles of the 7-8 mile trip at about 6,500 feet. The trail is largely downhill for the first couple miles until it levels out and you are headed North. A little more than halfway, you come to Comanche Reservoir and hike up al...Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
Hike Arthur's Rock in Lory State Park
4.83.7 mi / 1150 ft gainThe climb to the summit of Arthur's Rock in Lory State Park provides relative isolation and solitude just 30 minutes from downtown Fort Collins along with great hiking, trail running, mountain biking, rock climbing, and horseback riding.Arthur's Rock Trail is the most direct route to the summit, ...Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
Horsetooth Reservoir North Foothills Trail
2.64 mi / 295 ft gainHorsetooth Reservoir North Foothills Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Fort Collins, Colorado.Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
"The A" via the Foothills Trail
5.04.14 mi / 531 ft gainWhy is there an A on the side of the mountain? The "A" stands for Aggies. When Colorado State University was first founded in 1870, it was originally called Colorado Agricultural College. The mascot at the time was The Aggies. Though the college has now become Colorado State and its mascot, The...Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
Hike to Horsetooth Rock
4.55 mi / 1440 ft gainThe Horsetooth Mountain Park Open Space is located just 4 miles from Fort Collins. The 2,886 acre park offers 29 miles of hiking, biking, and horse back riding trails.Having taken both the multi use trail and the hiking only trail, I recommend the hiking only. This trail offers you the views and ...Read more -
Fort Collins, Colorado
Hike to Horsetooth Falls
4.52.22 mi / 101 ft gainHorsetooth Mountain Park is an outdoor trail haven just minutes from downtown Ft. Collins. The 2711 acre area has 29 miles of trails of varying length and difficulty for all levels of adventurers to explore. Horsetooth Falls is one of the shortest (yet stunning) trails in the area. This hike is i...Read more -
Walden, Colorado
Backpack to Kelly Lake In State Forest SP
13.2 mi / 2624 ft gainRound trip will take you along 13.2 beautiful miles of Northern Colorado backcountry. Starting from the trail head which can be found within the entrance of the park (near the horse ring and car camping), you'll head into some beautiful backcountry. Before you reach the woods, a 4x4 trail will be...Read more -
Centennial, Wyoming
Hike Sheep Lake Trail
6 mi / 1000 ft gainThere are a few ways to get you to Sheep Lake Trail, this particular one will take you to the trailhead via the Lewis Lake Trailhead near the picnic area. It makes it a longer hike, but trust, it's a beautiful one, and definitely not a hike you'll want to miss. The hike starts at an approximate e...Read more -
Loveland, Colorado
Climb Green Ridge in the Roosevelt National Forest
9.8 mi / 2400 ft gainGreen Ridge is a fantastic series of summits in the Front Range that make for excellence training hikes, but is often forgotten as it lies outside of the nearby Bobcat Ridge Natural Area and just inside of Roosevelt National Forest. The summit itself at 7,402' is fantastic, featuring a nearly 900...Read more -
Loveland, Colorado
Hike the Valley Loop Trail in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area
4.4 mi / 500 ft gainThe Valley Loop Trail in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area begins at the main entrance of the Natural Area, just off W County Road 32 C near Masonville, west of Fort Collins and the Horsetooth Reservoir.To get there take West County Road 38 E west from Fort Collins over and around the Horsetooth Rese...Read more -
Loveland, Colorado
Hike the D.R. Trail in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area
3.76.2 mi / 1050 ft gainD.R. Trail, named for David Rice Pulliam who donated the land to create the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, is a 3.1 mile spur off the Valley Loop Trail that climbs roughly 1,000' into Mahoney Park before it intersects with the Powerline and Ginny Trails. To get to the start of the trail, take the Val...Read more -
Loveland, Colorado
Hike the Powerline Trail in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area
3.8 mi / 1100 ft gainPowerline Trail is a 1.9 mile spur off the Valley Loop Trail in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area that climbs 1,100 feet from the valley floor to Mahoney Park.To get to the start of the trail, take the Valley Loop Trail .9 miles in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area from the main entrance of the Natural A...Read more -
Carbon County, Wyoming
Backpack the Medicine Bow Peak Trail in the Snowy Range Mountains
7 mi / 1679 ft gainTake the Snowy Range Scenic Byway to Lake Marie trail head. Lake Marie trail head is the farthest west trailhead and parking area in the immediate Snowy Range Area. Parking in the lot there. I went on a Friday evening and there was one vehicle there. Double check you gear and tighten your hikin...Read more -
Carbon County, Wyoming
Hike to the Summit of Medicine Bow Peak
4.41.6 miMedicine Bow Peak (12,014ft) is the highest summit in the Snowy Range of Wyoming. There is a network of quality alpine trails leading around the mountain and up to the summit. Stop in at the Visitor Center in Centennial for a free map of the area and pick your route. Options exist from a direct 1...Read more
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