Trails with a Use of hiking

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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Cherry Creek Trail

Cherry Creek Trail, in Denver, Colorado, has it all. It is the quintessential urban trail that runs from Confluence Park, in the heart of Denver, to Cherry Creek Reservoir in the southern suburbs. No bike? No problem!! You can easily rent one of Denver’s B-bikes from numerous locations in the downtown area.  If you get …

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Caribou Trail

The Caribou Trail is located northwest of Nederland, Colorado. To reach the trail, take highway 72 north out of Nederland. Just past the fire station, turn left onto Caribou Road. Follow the road until it dead ends just past the stone structures beside the road. At this point there are signs for the 4WD roads …

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Boulder Creek Path

fountain near boulder creek path in colorado

Oh the places you’ll go, oh the things that you’ll see. Normally I’m a big fan of hitting these trails on weekdays when they’re the path less traveled. However, you may want to plan your Boulder Creek Path jaunt on a Saturday (morning) so you can catch the Farmer’s Market. It’s located on 13th Street near …

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Big Dry Creek Trail

There is no shortage of diversions on this trail. In fact, getting from point A to point B may not even be your goal on the Big Dry Creek Trail. Having fun along the way seems to be the order of the day. In fact, at the (Westminster) City Park area alone, you could see …

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Bear Creek Trail

The perfect summer day is breakfast in a small Colorado town followed by a bike ride on the Bear Creek Trail. Of course every silver lining is filled with a dark cloud, and here’s Bear Creek’s dark cloud. It can be a very confusing trail to follow… especially in the first couple miles. Now back …

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