Trails with a Length Range of 0 - 10 miles

Picketwire Trail

colorful lizard near picket wire trail in colorado

Trail Through Time This southeastern Colorado trail takes you back in time to the era of the dinosaurs. You begin your descent into ancient prehistory with an appropriately steep winding path from the trailhead down into the Purgatory Canyon to the Purgatoire River. Your journey through time first takes you back to pioneer times where …

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Hall Ranch

colorado mountain bike trail

Hall Ranch is a very popular mountain biking destination for residents of Boulder County and surrounding areas such as Lyons, Longmont, Loveland, Lafayette, and Louisville. It is indeed one L of a great mountain bike trail. Located just off highway 7 (S. St. Vrain Drive), the trailhead is only a few miles northwest of Lyons, Colorado. …

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Hanging Lake trail

mountain lake with waterfalls

Hanging Lake may very well be one of the most photographed lakes in the world. It is absolutely crystal clear with a magical blue-green hue. This alone would make it an absolutely spectacular high-country lake. But there’s more. A year-round mossy waterfall flows directly into the lake providing the picture-perfect photography opportunity. And above the …

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Alderfer Three Sisters Park trails

trailhead sign for the Alderfer/Three Sisters Open Space Park

Alderfer/Three Sisters is not a single trail but a network of trails all jumbled together in one Jefferson County Colorado open space park. In fact, when you look at the map of the park trails, the word cluster%&#k comes to mind. So here’s an easy rule of thumb to remember: “Stick to the perimeter trails …

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DeSoto County Visitors Center Trail

DeSoto County Visitors Center Trail This short walking trail circles around an existing storm water detention pond on the outer edge of the DeSoto County Civic center grounds.  The trail features periodically placed benches, interpretive signage,  native tree plantings, and a graphic introduction to the DeSoto County greenways program. The improvements are seen as an …

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Eagle Wind Trail

mountain bike rider on Eagle Wind Trail in Colorado

Eagle Wind Trail is a loop trail in the Rabbit Mountain Open Space near the Colorado towns of Boulder, Lyons, & Longmont. It is easily accessed off of highway 66 just east of Lyons, CO. It is a moderately difficult trail with the easier Indian Mesa Trail nearby. One of the nice aspects of the …

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