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Best Hikes Near Denver and Boulder

Here are forty of the best hikes within an hour 's drive of the Denver-Boulder area-from open grasslands in the plains and old ranches in the foothills to crystal-clear mountain streams and lakes. whether you are in the mood for an easy nature walk, a daylong hike or an overnighter, this guide offers plenty to choose from. 

Includes full color photos and maps, comprehensive route descriptions, at a glance information on distance, difficulty level, hiking time, fees, permits and canine compatibility. 

Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park

by Kent Dannen

Best Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park features fifty-five of the best hikes throughout one of America's most popular national parks. Detailed maps and trail descriptions make navigating these wonderful trails easy, from family friendly strolls to popular vistas to hillier wooded pathways.

Best Loop Hikes Colorado

by Steve Johnson and David Weinstein

60 loop hikes accessible from metro areas including Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Boulder. Includes topo maps and photos. Degree of difficulty and directions to trail heads. Get out and explore!

Best Wildflower Hikes Colorado 

by Chris Kassar

Best Wildflower Hikes Colorado is your guide for exploring the wildflowers the state has to offer. Informative and fun, this guide includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos of some of the state's most scenic wildflower hikes. Encompassing state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, this guide leads hikers to remote corners to view spectacular wildflowers. 

Colorado 50 Hikes With Kids

By Wendy Gorton and Kristin Tillack 

Visually beautiful and informative book about Colorado hikes for all ages. 

Colorado Camping Moon Guide (6th Edition)

The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping

By 

Joshua Berman

Find your adventure. Whether you're RV camping, hiking into the backcountry or just looking for a quick getaway, local expert Joshua Berman gives you the advice you need to choose the best campsite for you. 

-Options from secluded Front Range hike-ins to convenient roadside stopovers.

-Advice on nearby recreation, including hiking, biking, fishing, and climbing

-The best campgrounds for hot springs, white-water, stunning views, and even weddings

-Tips on equipment, food and cooking gear, clothing, first aid and insect protection

-Easy to follow maps with driving directions to each campground

Colorado 

Scenic Drives, National Parks, Best Hikes

By Terri Cook

Make your escape! From its aspen-studded mesas to towering Rockies, Colorado's diverse landscape inspires adventure. This book gives you the strategies you need to know to plan the perfect trip for you:

-Road-trip itineraries based on the amount of time you have

-Recreation ideas like skiing deep powder, rafting river canons, and climbing fourteeners

-Tips for seeing wild horses, bugling elk and bighorn sheep

-Highlights of Colorado's deep history, from ancient ruins to Wild West ghost towns

-The best places to enjoys the local food scene, including wine-tasting, brewpubs, and neighborhood eateries

Colorado Waterfall Hikes

by Sandy Heise

Colorado has thousands of stunning waterfalls, many of all skill levels. Some are quite close to the trailhead while others require a full day of hiking. Colorado Waterfall Hikes guides you on fifty of the best hikes for experiencing the beauty of cascading water and lush habitats. In addition to the wonderful falls, you will see an abundance of birds, mammals, and wildflowers. Detailed descriptions get you to the trailhead, provide insight into the area, and help you find your way.

Hiking Colorado's Front Range

by Bob D'Antonio

Lace up your boots and sample sixty of the finest trails that the northern foothills have to offer. Situated between low-lying plains and towering mountain peaks, the front range provides varied scenery and terrain. Choose from easy day hikes around Boulder, exhilarating summit ascents near Denver, wild-country explorations near Fort Collins, picnic outings near Estes Park, and excursions with the kids around Colorado Springs. 

Road Biking Colorado

by Robert Hurst

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great ride? Road Biking Colorado features forty of the state's best road biking routes, from the foothills of Boulder to the red cliffs of Grand Junction. Complete with GPS coordinates, detailed mile-by-mile directions, history, and intimate details of what you'll see along the way, this guide is perfect for the recreational rider. Also included are color maps and photos, safety tips and notes on local attractions.

Roadside Geology of Colorado Third Edition 

by Felicie Williams and Halka Chronic

The third edition of this popular guide is now even better-it's full color. Colorado's multihued rocks- from white and red sandstones to green shales and pink granite's- are vividly splashed across the pages in stunning color photographs. Detailed color maps and diagrams clearly distill the state's complex bedrock geology. Updated text information about new discoveries, such as the mastodons and other Pleistocene fossils found at Snowmass, and new parks, such as Chimney Rock National Monument. Roadside Geology of Colorado us a must-have for any Colorado rock enthusiast! 

The Front Range of the Colorado Rockies rises abruptly from the plains in a 150-mile stretch of foothills, rounded summits, and jagged peaks between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs. The hikes in this book were selected by members of four major groups of The Colorado Mountain Club in an occasionally contentious process. After some heated arguments, quiet horse trading, and uproarious laughter, members decided on their favorites-so these really are the best hikes in the Front Range.

Each description starts with some basic information about the hike, followed by comments on the hike by the writer/photographer, directions to the trailhead, and a complete route description, including pictures from the route and a color map of the trail.

• 70 hikes in Colorado's Front Range chosen for the beauty, variety, and the quality of the hike itself
• Complete trail descriptions, color photos, and maps
• A wide range of hikes, from easy to difficult