Best Loop Hikes Colorado: A Guide to the State's Greatest Loop Hikes

by Steve Johnson

Overview

Best Loop Hikes Colorado includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic loop hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Best Loop Hikes Colorado will take you through state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, and from popular city parks to the most remote and secluded corners of the area to explore the most spectacular loop hikes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493057993
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2022
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Steve Johnson is a self-propelled recreation junkie and fan of all things outdoors. A regular contributor to Backpacker and regional magazines across the country, some of Steve’s other work includes Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota, Best Lake Hikes Wisconsin, and Best Easy Bike Rides Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Steve lives with his family at a country place in southeastern Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

How to Use This Guide xix

Trail Finder xxi

Hikes By Interest xxiv

Map Legend xxvi

Front Range and Foothills 1

1 Black Powder Trail 3

2 Kreutzer-Mount McConnel Trails 8

3 Arthur's Rock-Lory State Park 14

4 Devil's Backbone 20

5 Eagle Wind Trail 25

6 Wapiti Trail 30

7 Devils Thumb 34

8 Bear Peak Loop 40

9 Mount Sanitas-Lion's Lair 45

10 Burro Trail 49

11 White Ranch Park Trail 53

12 Walker Ranch Loop 57

13 Canyon Loop-Betasso Preserve 62

14 Barr Lake State Park 66

15 Fountain Valley Loop-Roxboro ugh State Park 71

16 Evergreen Mountain Loop 76

17 Morrison Slide 80

18 South Valley Park Loop 85

19 Garden of the Gods 89

20 The Incline 93

21 Paint Mines Trail 98

22 Great Sand Dunes 103

Rocky Mountain National Park and Northern Mountains 107

23 Gem Lake Loop and Bridal Veil Falls 109

24 Little Matterhorn Loop 115

25 Triple Threat 120

26 Onahu Creek Trail 126

27 Zirkel Circle/Gilpin Lake Loop 132

28 Wall Lake Loop 137

Central Mountains 143

29 Fancy Pass Trail 145

30 Mount of the Holy Cross 149

31 Four Score 154

32 Pika Trail 159

33 Ptarmigan Loop 163

34 Eaglesmere Loop 167

35 Jackal Hut Loop 172

Southwest Mountains and Western Slope 177

36 Fourmile Falls 179

37 Storm Gulch-Baldy Loop 184

38 Portland Trail 189

39 Jud Wiebe Trail 194

40 Wilson Mesa Loop 198

41 Crater Lake Loop-Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness 202

42 Oak Flat Loop 207

43 Devils Canyon Loop 212

44 Pollock Bench Loop 217

45 Mary Moore Loop 222

Honorable Mentions 226

Greyrock Mountain 226

Bobcat Ridge 226

Camp Lake Loop 226

Bierstadt Lake Loop 226

Beaver Creek Loop 227

Meadows Trail 227

10th Mountain Loop 227

Deadhorse Creek Loop 227

Hike Index 228

About the Author/About the Photographers 229