Hikes · Colorado
Best hikes in Colorado.
Colorado is alpine hiking at altitude — turquoise lakes, wildflower basins, and 14,000-foot summits, much of it above tree line. The high season is short (roughly July–September), afternoon thunderstorms are a daily hazard, and the elevation humbles flatlanders. Start at dawn and be below tree line by noon.
Boots on
14 hikes worth the detour.
Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.
red-rock formations on a paved loop — family/RV
Hanging Lakea turquoise travertine lake; reservation required
Devil’s Head Lookouta fire-lookout climb with sweeping views
Emerald Lake (RMNP)three alpine lakes strung below the peaks
Maroon Bells / Crater Lakethe most-photographed peaks in Colorado
Booth Falls (Vail)a waterfall in the Gore Range
The Incline (Manitou Springs)a relentless railway-tie stairclimb
Quandary Peakone of the most accessible Colorado 14ers
Ice Lakes Basin (Silverton)an unreal electric-turquoise alpine basin
Mount Bierstadtone of the most accessible 14ers
Chasm Lake (RMNP)right beneath the sheer face of Longs Peak
Sky Pond (RMNP)waterfalls and a jagged alpine cirque
Conundrum Hot Springsa long hike to alpine soaking pools
Longs Peak (Keyhole)a serious 14er via the exposed Keyhole route
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Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Colorado guide.
See everything worth the detour in Colorado, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a Colorado trail we’re missing? Add it — we’re building this with the people who actually hike it.