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Where To Go Near Denver:

Trail	Location	Ending Elevation	Elevation Gain	Distance	Usage	Difficulty
Arapaho Pass Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,900 ft	1,779 ft	3.0 miles	Extremely Heavy	Moderate
Bard Creek Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests			4.5 miles
Beartracks Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,000 ft	1,900 ft	6.0 miles	Heavy	Moderate
Beaver Creek Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	10,400 ft	100 ft	6.0 miles	Extremely Heavy	Moderate
Beaver Meadows Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	10,800 ft	1,700 ft	7.0 miles	Heavy	Moderate
Ben Tyler Trail	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	9,720 ft	3,370 ft	9.0 miles	Moderate	Moderate to Difficult
Bob and Betty Lakes Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,600 ft	2,500 ft	5.5 miles	Moderate	Moderate to Difficult
Chicago Lakes Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	12,000 ft	1,400 ft	5.5 miles	Heavy	More Difficult
Colorado Trail (Buffalo Creek to Wellington Lake Road)	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	8,360 ft	1,320 ft	13.5 miles	Light	Easy then Moderate
Colorado Trail (South Platte to Buffalo Creek)	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	7,600 ft	1,220 ft	9.5 miles	Light	Moderate
Colorado Trail (Waterton Canyon to South Platte)	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	6,400 ft	800 ft	10.0 miles		Difficult
Colorado Trail (Wellington Lake to longhorn gulch)	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	10,016 ft	2,280 ft	15.5 miles	Light	More Difficult
Devils Thumb Lake trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,100 ft	2,000 ft	5.5 miles	Heavy	Moderate
Diamond Lake Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	10,700 ft	579 ft	4.5 miles	Extremely Heavy	Moderate
Goose Creek Trail	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	9,500 ft	1,940 ft	9.6 miles	Moderate	Moderate
Grays Peak	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	14,270 ft	3,070 ft	5.5 miles		Difficult
Hells Hole Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,200 ft	1,800 ft	3.5 miles	Moderate	Moderate
King Lake Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,500 ft	2,400 ft	5.0 miles	Very Heavy	Moderate to Difficult
Meridian Trail	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	10,700 ft	1,630 ft	3.0 miles		Easy
Payne Creek Trail	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	9,315 ft	2,285 ft	9.5 miles	Moderate	Moderate
Resthouse Meadows Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	10,400 ft	200 ft	6.0 miles	Heavy	Moderate
St. Vrain Mountain Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,300 ft	1,500 ft	6.5 miles	Heavy	Moderate to Difficult
Ute Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	12,300 ft	800 ft	3.0 miles	Moderate	Moderate
Watrouse Gulch Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	12,900 ft	500 ft	2.5 miles	Moderate	Moderate
Wigwam Trail	Pike and San Isabel National Forests	9,500 ft	1,340 ft	3.5 miles	Moderate	Moderate
Woodland Lake Trail	Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests	11,000 ft	1,900 ft	4.5 miles	Heavy	Moderate