Best Loop Hikes: Colorado

by Steve Johnson, David Weinstein

Overview

* 60 Colorado loop hikes accessible from metro areas including Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Boulder
* Illustrated with topo maps, elevation profiles, and photos for each hike
* Trailfinder chart lists hikes by factors including distance, hiking time, elevation gain, season, and highlights — quiet wilderness, mountain meadow, great views, wildlife, etc.
* Bonus listing of Colorado hikes that are great for winter snowshoeing

Looking for a short, easy loop stroll, or a challenging loop trek? Do you want loops that offer solitude or loops that are kid-friendly? Best Loop Hikes Colorado includes loop hikes that involve overnight stays and trails that involve fourteeners to consider, too. And did you know that some loops double as great snowshoe trails in winter? You'll find all these and more in Best Loop Hikes Colorado. As you can tell, the operative word here is "loop." That's right: there's no need to bore yourself by retracing the same path. Your every step is shiny and new, all without tandem driving or dropping off a car at both ends of the trail. It's the holy grail of hiking!

Guidebook regions include the Front Range, Central Mountains, Southwest Mountains, Western Slope and Canyonlands, Northern Mountains, and Rocky Mountain National Park.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898869781
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	02/15/2006
Series:	Best Hikes Series
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,002,873
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	15
	Introduction	17
	Hikes By Interest	34
	Front Rance and Vicinity	35
1	Mount McConnel Trail	35
2	Greyrock Trail	38
3	Dowdy Lake	41
4	Arthurs Rock	43
5	Horsetooth Mountain Trail	47
6	ELC Loop	49
7	Devils Backbone Trail	52
8	Eagle Wind Trail	54
9	Red Rock Loop	57
10	Bear Peak Loop	59
11	Mount Sanitas	63
12	Boulder Valley Ranch	66
13	Burro Loop	69
14	Walker Ranch	72
15	Canyon Loop	76
16	Devils Thumb	79
17	Barr Lake State Park	83
18	White Ranch Park	87
19	Lodgepole Loop	90
20	Fountain Valley Trail	92
21	Evergreen Mountain Loop	95
22	South Valley Park	97
23	Garden of the Gods	100
24	Queens Canyon	103
25	The Incline	107
26	Waldo Canyon	111
27	Lovell Gulch Trail	114
28	Cheesman Ranch	117
29	Beaver Creek Loop	119
30	Pueblo Mountain Park	122
31	Petrified Forest Loop	126
	Central Mountains	129
32	Fancy Pass Trail	129
33	Mount of the Holy Cross	132
34	Four Score	137
35	Ptarmigan Trail	141
36	Crater Lake Trail	144
37	Eaglesmere Loop	147
	Southwest Mountains	151
38	Fourmile Falls	151
39	Petroglyph Point Trail	155
40	Storms Gulch Trail	158
41	Jud Wiebe Trail	162
42	Wilson Mesa Loop	164
43	Portland Trail	168
44	Oak Flat Loop	171
	Western Slope and Canyonlands	175
45	Devils Canyon Loop	175
46	Pollock Bench Trail	178
47	Mary Moore Loop	182
	Northern Mountains	185
48	Wall Lake Loop	185
49	Gilpin Lake Loop	189
	Rocky Mountain National Park	193
50	Gem Lake Loop	193
51	Triple Threat	197
52	Little Matterhorn	201
53	Bierstadt Lake Loop	205
54	Onahu Creek Trail	207
	Snowshoe Hikes	211
55	Powderhound Trail	211
56	Jackal Hut	214
57	Highline Loop	217
58	Deadhorse Creek	220
59	10th Mountain Hut Trail	223
60	Sprague Lake Loop	227
	Appendix	231
	Index	233

Editorial Reviews

If you're one of those who doesn't want to see the same trail twice on your hiking trips, this book is for you.

Fort Collins Coloradoan