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Hiking trails near Denver, Colorado

528 official trails lie within 25 miles of Denver — 1,182 miles in total, 476 rated easy and 12 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,967 ft; the median trail gains 104 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

TrailMilesClimbDifficultyFrom town
Beaver Brook Trail8.21,235 ftExpert23 mi
Black Bear Trail5.91,164 ftHard21 mi
Belcher Hill Trail4.51,751 ftHard20 mi
East/West Regional Trail9.7665 ftHard19 mi
Castle Trail3.81,759 ftHard19 mi
Bear Creek Trail6.7957 ftHard23 mi
North Table Loop7.2661 ftHard19 mi
Green Mountain Trail6.3757 ftHard15 mi
Mount Morrison Trail1.71,967 ftHard19 mi
C-470 Trail8.9436 ftHard17 mi
Ralston Creek Trail8.8595 ftHard13 mi
Mesa Trail4.1865 ftModerate23 mi
Goat Mountain Trail1.61,549 ftHard23 mi
Rooney Valley Trail4.2766 ftModerate16 mi
Rawhide Trail5.1469 ftModerate22 mi
Chimney Gulch Trail2.31,147 ftModerate19 mi
Plymouth Creek Trail2.31,109 ftModerate21 mi
Big Dry Creek Trail9.9347 ftModerate15 mi
Dutch Creek Trail6.3540 ftModerate18 mi
Mt Carbon Loop6.5273 ftModerate16 mi
Waterton Canyon Trail6.4315 ftModerate22 mi
Willow Creek Trail6.3352 ftModerate15 mi
Chavez Trail1.8918 ftModerate23 mi
Ralston Creek Equestrian Trail5.1462 ftModerate19 mi

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