Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Kent Dannen
Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Kent Dannen

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Overview

Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park features the best hiking throughout Rocky Mountain National Park. Detailed maps and trail descriptions make navigating these wonderful trails easy, from family-friend strolls to popular vistas to hillier wooded pathways.

FalconGuides have set the standard for outdoor guidebooks for more than thirty-five years. Written by top experts, each guide invites you to experience the adventure and beauty of the outdoors.

Look inside to find:
  • Hikes suited to every ability
  • Mile-by-mile directional cues
  • Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, and best hiking seasons
  • An index of hikes by category—from easy day hikes to waterfalls
  • Invaluable trip-planning information, including local lodging and campgrounds
  • Full-color photos throughout
  • GPS coordinates

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493014774
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 07/01/2015
Series: Regional Hiking Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 35 MB
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About the Author

Kent Dannen, a former contributing editor for Backpacker magazine, is a guide, naturalist, and master outdoorsman who has been leading hiking trips in Rocky Mountain National Park for more than 30 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 4

Transportation 5

History 5

Geology 7

Weather 9

Flora 10

Fauna 12

Wilderness 13

Park Fees 13

Pets 14

Camping 14

Trail Finder 16

Map Legend 18

The Hikes

Lumpy Ridge and Cow Creek 19

1 Gem Lake 20

2 Balanced Rock 23

3 Bridal Veil Falls 26

4 West Creek Falls 30

Mummy Range 34

5 Ypsilon Lake 35

6 Crystal Lake 40

7 Fall River Road 44

8 Ypsilon Mountain, Mounts Chiquita and Chapin 48

9 Mirror Lake 53

West Side 56

10 Fall River Pass to Milner Pass 57

11 Mount Ida 60

12 Coyote Valley 63

13 Big Meadows 66

14 Haynach Lakes 71

15 Lake Nanita 74

16 Adams Falls 78

17 Lake Verna 82

18 Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout 86

Never Summers 90

19 Lulu City Site 91

20 Little Yellowstone Canyon 94

21 Lake of the Clouds 98

Bear Lake 102

22 Bear Lake Nature Trail 103

23 Odessa Lake 106

24 Flattop Mountain/Odessa Gorge Overlook 110

25 Hallett Peak 113

26 Taylor Peak/Andrews Glacier 116

27 Bieirstadt Lake 121

28 Dream Lake 126

29 Emerald Lake 129

30 Lake Haiyaha 134

Glacier Gorge 138

31 Mills Lake 139

32 Black Lake 143

Loch We 148

33 Alberta Falls 149

34 The Loch 154

35 Timberline Falls 158

36 Sky Pond 162

Bear Lake Road 165

37 Cub Lake 166

38 The Pool 170

39 Sprague Lake 174

Trail Ridge East 177

40 Deer Mountain 178

41 Timberline Pass 182

42 Windy Gulch 186

43 Toll Memorial 190

44 Trail Ridge Road in Winter 193

Tahosa Valley 197

45 The Keyhole 198

46 Longs Peak 202

47 Chasm Lake 207

48 Twin Sisters Peaks 211

49 Lily Lake 214

50 Estes Cone 217

Wild Basin 220

51 Aliens Park Trail to Calypso Cascades 221

52 Finch Lake 225

53 Ouzel Falls 230

54 Lion Lake #1 235

55 Bluebird Lake 239

Hike Index 243

About the Author 245

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