Hiking trails near Evans, Colorado

106 official trails lie within 25 miles of Evans — 250 miles in total, 103 rated easy and 0 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 553 ft; the median trail gains 35 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Blue Sky Trail	6.1	364 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 41 mi
Loveland Recreation Trail	21.6	239 ft	Moderate	51 min · 28 mi
Coyote Ridge Trail	2.1	553 ft	Easy	55 min · 34 mi
Poudre River Trail	10.8	100 ft	Moderate	21 min · 10 mi
St. Vrain Greenway	8.8	124 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Fossil Creek Trail	3.9	178 ft	Easy	56 min · 35 mi
East Poudre Trail	9.9	115 ft	Easy	51 min · 32 mi
West Spring Creek Trail	6.2	159 ft	Easy	59 min · 36 mi
Wild Loop Trail	2.0	225 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi
Indian Summer Trail	1.9	350 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 32 mi
Rimrock Trail	1.6	267 ft	Easy	59 min · 34 mi
Hunter Loop Trail	1.4	290 ft	Easy	1 h 03 min · 32 mi
Sheep Draw Trail	3.8	115 ft	Easy	26 min · 13 mi
Bellmont Ridge Trail	3.0	83 ft	Easy	40 min · 22 mi
Great Western Trail	3.8	116 ft	Easy	37 min · 20 mi
Sandstone Ranch Trail	2.8	92 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Spring Gulch #2 Greenway	3.8	84 ft	Easy	47 min · 27 mi
Foothills Trail	2.1	114 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 39 mi
Firestone Trail	3.6	98 ft	Easy	38 min · 22 mi
Long View Trail	2.3	79 ft	Easy	54 min · 33 mi
Hidden Valley Trail	1.5	158 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi
Laughing Horse Loop Trail	1.4	102 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 30 mi
JB Jones Trail	2.2	71 ft	Easy	22 min · 11 mi
Prairie Ridge Trail	1.4	134 ft	Easy	55 min · 30 mi

Quick picks near Evans

Easy and short: Coyote Ridge Trail — 2.1 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Biggest climb: Coyote Ridge Trail — 553 ft over 2.1 mi, 21 mi from town
Longest: Loveland Recreation Trail — 21.6 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Loveland Recreation Trail to Lower Hoffman Lake; Great Western Trail to Law Reservoir; Foothills Trail to Dixon Reservoir; Mason Trail to B-22 Reservoir (historical)

Viewpoints: Wild Loop Trail to Keyhole

Rock formations: Wild Loop Trail to The Keyhole

Nearby towns: Fort Collins (22 mi) · Boulder (35 mi) · Denver (41 mi) · Estes Park (41 mi)

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