Trails with a Location of United States

Find United States trails in each state or by trail length, trail type, trail uses or trail category.

Mineral Belt Loop Trail

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, the day before Labor Day, and the temperatures were soaring into the 90s down in Denver, Colorado. That was the first wonderful surprise about the Mineral Belt Loop Trail up in Leadville, Colorado. It was still sunny, but the high on the trail that day was 70°. It was …

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Meyers Homestead Trail

This trail is also called the Meyers Gulch Trail and is part of the Walker Ranch Open Space southwest of Boulder, Colorado. It can be reached by driving west on Baseline Road. Once you reach Chataqua Park on the southwest corner of Boulder, the road starts to climb the foothill mountains and changes name to Flagstaff …

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Heil Ranch Trails

Although locals (Boulderites) often refer to Heil Ranch Trail (without an s), it is actually a series of trails including hiking trails, mountain bike trails, and even a through trail that takes trail users to another trail complex called Hall Ranch. The trails of Heil Valley Ranch include: Lichen Loop, Picture Rock Trail, Ponderosa Loop, …

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Glenwood Canyon Trail

Glenwood Canyon bike path

And now for something completely different… Glenwood Canyon Trail is indeed that. Remember those stories of trolls that live under bridges? Now is your chance to be the troll, except that you’re not just limited to bridges. You’ll be toolin’ around under entire stretches of I-70, a major highway. This stretch of canyon has been …

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Coal Creek Trail

Okay, recreational trails in Colorado are great for year round activity. But the Coal Creek Trail in Louisville, Superior, and Lafayette, Colorado seems especially well suited to four seasons of adventure. In summer, many portions of the multi-use path are shady. In the winter, there are very few days where you can’t hike, bike, run, …

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Clear Creek Trail

Clear Creek Trail runs between the Platte River Trail in Denver and (near) the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO. And the last time I checked, the Coors brewery offered free tours w/ free beer samples. That sounds a bit like a pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow to me. Or in this …

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