Colorado trails · Waterfall hikes

Waterfall hikes in Colorado

70 trails in Colorado reach a named waterfall. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction Trail	8.3 mi	2,799 ft	Granite Falls, Ptarmigan Pass
North Inlet-Flattop Junction Trail	12.1 mi	3,753 ft	Cascade Falls
Buchanan Pass Trail	9.9 mi	3,304 ft	Buchanan Pass, Timberline Falls
Fish Creek Trail	7.2 mi	2,709 ft	Long Lake Reservoir, Fish Creek Falls
Venable Trail	4.9 mi	3,498 ft	Venable Falls, Venable Pass
The Pool/Odessa Lake Trail	2.7 mi	1,650 ft	Fern Falls, The Pool
Copper Creek Trail	5.5 mi	2,039 ft	East Maroon Pass, Judd Falls
Pine Creek Trail	7.0 mi	2,273 ft	Bedrock Falls, Silver King Lake
Lower East Inlet Trail	5.0 mi	1,508 ft	Adams Falls, Lone Pine Lake
Black Lake Trail	2.5 mi	849 ft	Ribbon Falls, Glacier Falls
South Zapata Trail	4.6 mi	2,831 ft	South Zapata Lake, Zapata Falls
Middle Fork Trail	8.1 mi	2,481 ft	Saguache Falls
Seven Lakes Trail	7.8 mi	1,733 ft	Big Creek Falls, Seven Lakes
Macey Trail	3.6 mi	1,740 ft	Macey Falls, Macey Lakes
South Fork Trail	12.7 mi	1,423 ft	South Fork Falls
Bridal Veil Creek Trail	4.5 mi	2,643 ft	Bridal Veil Falls
Lower Lawn Lake Trail	5.2 mi	2,242 ft	Horseshoe Falls, Lawn Lake
Rainbow Trail	22.4 mi	1,050 ft	Crystal Falls
Wild Basin R.S. - Lion Lake Junction Trail	4.1 mi	1,418 ft	Ouzel Falls, Calypso Cascades
Spruce Lake/Loomis Lake Trail	0.8 mi	212 ft	Spruce Lake, Marguerite Falls
Sky Pond Trail	0.7 mi	512 ft	Lake of Glass, Timberline Falls
Chasm Lake Trail	0.8 mi	289 ft	Columbine Falls, Chasm Lake
Lower Lost Lake Trail	3.0 mi	1,227 ft	Lost Falls, Lost Lake
Bear Lake - Glacier Gorge Junction - Loch Mills Junction Trail	2.5 mi	581 ft	Alberta Falls, Bear Lake
Saint Marys Falls Trail	3.1 mi	2,115 ft	Saint Marys Falls
Ouray Perimeter Trail	5.3 mi	272 ft	Cascade Falls
Hanging Lake Trail	1.0 mi	1,061 ft	Hanging Lake, Bridal Veil Falls
Upper Cascade Falls Trail	2.6 mi	553 ft	Cascade Falls
High Drive Trail	3.4 mi	1,252 ft	Helen Hunt Falls
Chimney Rock Trail	1.5 mi	—	Chimney Rock, Elk Falls
Benito Creek Trail	2.1 mi	1,431 ft	Saguache Falls
East Fork Falls Trail	2.4 mi	1,286 ft	East Fork Falls
Jud Wiebe Trail	2.7 mi	1,092 ft	Cornel Falls
Elk Falls Trail	0.2 mi	—	Chimney Rock, Elk Falls
Grace Falls Trail	0.2 mi	—	Lake Helene, Grace Falls
Spouting Rock Trail	0.1 mi	192 ft	Bridal Veil Falls, Hanging Lake
Fern Lake Campsite Access Trail	0.2 mi	—	Marguerite Falls, Fern Lake
Gray Copper Gulch Trail	1.3 mi	1,202 ft	Gray Copper Falls
Bridal Veil Falls Trail	1.1 mi	574 ft	Bridal Veil Falls
Silver Cascade Falls Trail	0.3 mi	269 ft	Helen Hunt Falls, Silver Cascade Falls
Buffalo Canyon Trail	0.4 mi	180 ft	Helen Hunt Falls, Silver Cascade Falls
Adams Falls Trail	0.1 mi	57 ft	Adams Falls, Adams Falls
Angel Falls Chalk Cliffs	0.6 mi	—	Agnes Vaille Falls
Calypso Cascades - Confusion Junction Trail	1.2 mi	478 ft	Calypso Cascades
Livery Trail to Copeland Falls Trail	0.4 mi	91 ft	Copeland Falls
Lower Cascade Trail	0.5 mi	551 ft	Cascade Falls
Bobcat Trail	1.5 mi	91 ft	Rifle Falls
Ouzel Falls Viewpoint	0.1 mi	—	Ouzel Falls
Apache Falls Trail	0.6 mi	395 ft	Apache Falls
Bridal Veil Trail	0.4 mi	325 ft	Bridal Veil Falls
Upper Columbine Trail	0.7 mi	179 ft	Helen Hunt Falls
Coyote Trail	0.7 mi	102 ft	Rifle Falls
Treasure Falls Trail	0.4 mi	261 ft	Treasure Falls
Poudre Falls Climbing Access	0.3 mi	—	Poudre Falls
Piedra Falls Trail	0.5 mi	144 ft	Piedra Falls
Fish Creek Falls Overlook Trail	0.5 mi	101 ft	Fish Creek Falls
Cornet Creek Trail	0.2 mi	—	Cornel Falls
South Clear Creek Falls Nature Trail	0.2 mi	105 ft	South Clear Creek Falls
South Clear Creek Trail	0.2 mi	98 ft	South Clear Creek Falls
Plotinus Wall	0.1 mi	—	Boulder Falls