Best Easy Day Hikes Denver

by Tracy Salcedo

Overview

Best Easy Day Hikes Denver includes detailed maps and concise descriptions for nineteen easy-to-follow hikes in the foothills of the Front Range in and around Denver, Colorado. Explore the red-rock towers of Roxborough State Park and Red Rocks Park, walk along the broad, peaceful shores of the South Platte River, or hike to the stone ruins of the Walker House atop Mount Falcon.

Look inside for:
• Casual hikes to longer adventures
• Hikes for everyone, including families
• Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps
• Trail Finder for best hikes for views, lake and river lovers, children, and history lovers
• GPS coordinates

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493062973
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Series:	Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Tracy Salcedo has written guidebooks to a number of destinations in California and Colorado, including Hiking Northern California Waterfalls, Best Hikes Reno-Lake Tahoe, Hiking Through History San Francisco, Best Hikes Sacramento, and Best Easy Day Hikes guides to the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, San Jose, Reno, Sacramento, Fresno, Boulder, and Aspen. She’s also the author of Historic Yosemite National Park, Historic Denali National Park and Preserve, Death in Mount Rainier National Park, and Search and Rescue Alaska. Tracy lives in Glen Ellen, California. You can learn more by visiting her website at laughingwaterink.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 9

Trail Finder 11

Map Legend 14

The Hikes

1 Fountain Valley Trail (Roxborough State Park) 15

2 Colorado Trail in Waterton Canyon 20

3 Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms 26

4 Swallow and Coyote Song Loop (South Valley Park) 32

5 Ravens Roost and Oxen Draw Loop (Reynolds Park) 37

6 Narrow Gauge and North Fork View Loop (Pine Valley Ranch Park) 42

7 Shadow Pine Loop (Flying J Ranch Park) 47

8 Mount Carbon Loop (Bear Creek Lake Park) 51

9 Castle, Meadow, and Tower Trails (Mount Falcon Park) 57

10 Bear Creek Trail to the Castle (Lair o' the Bear Park) 62

11 Evergreen Lake 67

12 The Brother and Sisters Loop (Alderfer/Three Sisters Park) 72

13 Elk Meadow Loop (Elk Meadow Park) 78

14 Red Rocks and Morrison Slide Trails (Matthews/Winters Park) 84

15 Forest and Meadow Loop (Lookout Mountain Preserve) 89

16 Clear Creek Canyon Trail 94

17 Crown Hill Lake Loop 100

18 Maverick to Sawmill Loop (White Ranch Park) 104

19 Cherry Creek Natural Area (Cherry Creek State Park) 109

20 Lakes Loop (Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge) 114

About the Author 119