462 official trails lie within 25 miles of Estes Park — 1,302 miles in total, 213 rated easy and 95 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 3,753 ft; the median trail gains 613 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Inlet-Flattop Junction Trail | 12.1 | 3,753 ft | Expert | 1 h 37 min · 46 mi |
| Arapaho Pass Trail | 10.2 | 3,612 ft | Expert | 2 h 10 min · 64 mi |
| Buchanan Pass Trail | 9.9 | 3,304 ft | Expert | 1 h 06 min · 28 mi |
| Flowers Trail | 15.1 | 2,459 ft | Expert | 2 h 39 min · 69 mi |
| Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction Trail | 8.3 | 2,799 ft | Expert | 1 h 24 min · 40 mi |
| Arapaho Glacier Trail | 7.6 | 2,758 ft | Expert | 1 h 19 min · 39 mi |
| East Longs Peak Trail | 5.6 | 3,326 ft | Expert | 22 min · 10 mi |
| Beaver Meadows / Moraine Park Complex Trail | 14.6 | 1,404 ft | Expert | 16 min · 6 mi |
| Upper Dadd Gulch Trail | 6.9 | 2,892 ft | Expert | 2 h 25 min · 66 mi |
| Roaring Fork Trail | 6.0 | 2,962 ft | Expert | 2 h 11 min · 64 mi |
| Bowen Gulch Trail | 7.2 | 2,620 ft | Expert | 1 h 23 min · 38 mi |
| Lookout Mountain Trail | 8.1 | 1,910 ft | Expert | 1 h 53 min · 33 mi |
| Bulwark Ridge Trail | 5.2 | 3,023 ft | Expert | 32 min · 13 mi |
| Signal Mountain Trail | 5.5 | 2,738 ft | Expert | 2 h 39 min · 59 mi |
| St. Vrain Mountain Trail | 6.3 | 2,403 ft | Expert | 35 min · 17 mi |
| Cascade Creek Trail | 7.0 | 2,016 ft | Expert | 2 h 10 min · 64 mi |
| Big South Trail | 10.2 | 1,294 ft | Expert | 2 h 32 min · 81 mi |
| Flattop Mountain Trail | 3.9 | 2,611 ft | Hard | 32 min · 12 mi |
| Hourglass Trail | 4.9 | 2,571 ft | Hard | 16 mi (straight-line) |
| Ute Trail East | 4.5 | 2,612 ft | Hard | 35 min · 16 mi |
| Round Mountain Trail | 4.2 | 2,684 ft | Hard | 38 min · 18 mi |
| East and West Deer Mountain Trail | 5.9 | 1,593 ft | Expert | 14 min · 6 mi |
| Baker Gulch Trail | 5.5 | 2,329 ft | Hard | 1 h 22 min · 37 mi |
| Zimmerman Trail | 7.9 | 1,767 ft | Expert | 3 h 24 min · 81 mi |
Waterfalls: North Inlet-Flattop Junction Trail to Cascade Falls; Buchanan Pass Trail to Timberline Falls; Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction Trail to Granite Falls; Lower Lawn Lake Trail to Horseshoe Falls
Summits: Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction Trail to Ptarmigan Point; East Longs Peak Trail to Battle Mountain; Lookout Mountain Trail to Lookout Mountain; Bulwark Ridge Trail to Signal Mountain
Lakes: Arapaho Pass Trail to Caribou Lake; Roaring Fork Trail to Stone Lake; Cascade Creek Trail to Mirror Lake; Lower Lawn Lake Trail to Lawn Lake
Viewpoints: Flowers Trail to Browns Lake Overlook; Flattop Mountain Trail to Emerald Lake Overlook; Browns Lake Trail to Comanche Reservoir Overlook; Mirror Lake Trail to Mirror Lake Overlook
Mountain passes: Arapaho Pass Trail to Arapaho Pass; Buchanan Pass Trail to Buchanan Pass; Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction Trail to Ptarmigan Pass; East Longs Peak Trail to Granite Pass
Rock formations: Button Rock Mountain Trail to Button Rock; Timber Trail to Arthurs Rock; Button Rock Trail to Button Rock; Howard Trail to Arthurs Rock
Glaciers: Arapaho Glacier Trail to Arapaho Glacier; Flattop Mountain Trail to Tyndall Glacier; Isabell Glacier Trail to Isabelle Glacier
Springs: Lookout Springs Trail to Lookout Springs; Twin Sisters Trail to Lookout Springs
Nearby towns: Fort Collins (28 mi) · Boulder (28 mi) · Evans (41 mi) · Denver (54 mi)
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