Hiking trails in Colorado
157 routes catalogued · 49 with detail pages
Our database holds 157 named hiking routes in Colorado. 49 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Colorado: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (3,100 mi) · Colorado Trail (486 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Colorado trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail + NM, WY, ID… | 3,100 mi | National |
| Colorado Trail | 486 mi | Regional |
| ADT - Colorado A - O - Seg 3 | 242 mi | National |
| ADT - Colorado B - P - Seg 1 | 221 mi | National |
| ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 4 | 212 mi | National |
| ADT - Colorado B - P - Seg 2 | 163 mi | National |
| ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 6 | 114 mi | National |
| ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 5 | 96 mi | National |
| ADT - Kansas - N - Seg 8 + KS | 78 mi | National |
| ADT - Utah - R - Seg 1 + UT | 69 mi | National |
| Barr Trail | 12 mi | lnw |
| The Incline | 1 mi | |
| Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail | — | lhn |
| Aspen Loop Trail | — | |
| Baby Bathtubs Trial | — | Local |
| Bear Creek Trail | — | National |
| Bear Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Bent Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Black Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Lake Trail | — | |
| Blue Lakes | — | |
| Boulder Valley Ranch Trails | — | Local |
| Brookside-McCurdy Trail | — | Local |
| Browns Creek Falls Trail | — | |
| Buchannan Pass Trail | — | |
| Button Rock Trail | — | Local |
| CDT iipST | — | Regional |
| CDT iiyST | — | Regional |
| CDT ilcST | — | Regional |
| CDT ilgST | — | Regional |
| CDT in-xx Misc Old Route Alternates | — | Regional |
| Cabin Canyon Trail | — | |
| Cheyenne Rim Trail + WY | — | lhn |
| Chukar Trail | — | |
| Collegiate East | — | Regional |
| Collegiate West | — | Regional |
| Colorado Front Range Trail | — | Regional |
| Colorado River Trail | — | Regional |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 10 Hagerman Pass Road to Halfmoon Creek | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 11 Half Moon Creek to Clear Creek Road | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 12 Clear Creek to North Cottonwood Creek Road | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 13 North Cottonwood Creek Road to Chalk Creek Trailhead | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 14 Chalk Creek Trailhead to US-50 | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 15 US-50 to Marshall Pass | — | |
| Colorado Trail Seg. 9 Tennessee Pass to Hagerman Pass Road | — | |
| Columbine | — | |
| Columbine Trail | — | |
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Rocky Mtn Park | — | Local |
| Crag Crest National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Cutler Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| DFC 1 Mile Walking Course | — | |
| DFC 2 Mile Walking Course | — | |
| Daisy Pass 404 Trail | — | |
| Dancing Horse Trail + NM | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail | — | Regional |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 1 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 10 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 11 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 12 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 13 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 14 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 15 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 16 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 17 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 18 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 19 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 2 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 20 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 21 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 22 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 23 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 24 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 25 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 26 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 27 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 28 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 3 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 5 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 6 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 7 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 8 | — | Local |
| Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 9 | — | Local |
| Dexter Creek Trail | — | National |
| Difficulty Creek Trail | — | |
| Ditch Road | — | Regional |
| East Inlet Trail | — | Regional |
| Emerald Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Emmaline Lake Trail | — | |
| Fern Lake Trail | — | Regional |
| Flat Top Mountain Trail | — | Regional |
| Forest Discovery Trail | — | Local |
| Frog Pond Trail | — | |
| Frog Pond Trail | — | |
| Geneva Lake Trail | — | Regional |
| Glacier Gorge Trail | — | Regional |
| Grand Ditch Trail | — | Regional |
| Hankins Pass Trail | — | Local |
| Haynach Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Hornbek Wildlife Loop | — | |
| Horsethief Trial | — | National |
| Ice Park Shortcut | — | |
| Jud Wiebe Memorial Loop | — | |
| Kebler Wagon Trail | — | |
| Lake Haiyaha Trail | — | Local |
| Lake Park Trail | — | Local |
| Little Beaver Creek Trail | — | |
| Little Beaver Creek Trail | — | |
| Longs Peak Trail | — | Regional |
| Lower Cascade Falls Trail | — | Local |
| Maroon-Snowmass Trail | — | Regional |
| Mount Cutler Trail | — | |
| Mount Margaret Trail | — | |
| Mount McConnel Nature Trail | — | |
| Mount Muscoco Trail | — | |
| Mount Sherman - Southwest Ridge from Fourmile Creek | — | |
| Mount Sherman from Iowa Gulch | — | |
| Mt. Lamborn Summit Trail | — | Local |
| Mule Deer Meadow Trail | — | Regional |
| North Fork | — | |
| North Fork Cutoff Trail | — | Regional |
| North Longs Peak Trail | — | Regional |
| North Table Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Oak Creek Trail | — | National |
| Old Twin Peaks Trail | — | Local |
| Ouray Perimeter Trail | — | Regional |
| Pearl Creek | — | |
| Petrified Forest Loop | — | |
| Pinon Ridge Picnic Loop | — | Local |
| Platte River Trail | — | |
| Portland Trail | — | Local |
| Rainbow Trail | — | Regional |
| Rat Trails Karni Mata Loop | — | |
| Rawah Trail | — | |
| Ring the Peak | — | Regional |
| Scenic Overlook Trail | — | Local |
| Siamese Twins Trail | — | |
| Silvershield Trail | — | Regional |
| Stone Circle Trail | — | Local |
| Stormy Peaks B17 Crash Trail | — | |
| Talon | — | Local |
| The Crags Trail | — | |
| Thomas Trail | — | |
| Thunder Lake Trail | — | Regional |
| Timber Lake Trail | — | Regional |
| Tonahutu Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| Towhee Loop | — | lcn |
| Upper Cascade Falls Trail | — | Regional |
| Ute Trail | — | Local |
| Village Streamwalk | — | Local |
| Wagon Loop Trail | — | |
| Waldo Canyon | — | |
| Waldo Canyon Loop | — | |
| Wapiti Trail | — | Local |
| Wasatch Descent | — | |
| Wild Basin Trail | — | Regional |
| deKoevend Park Trail Loop | — | Local |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.