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Favorite View from the summit towards the west - viewing the Spanish Peaks and Sangre De Christo Range.
Difficult Difficult

Fishers Peak Parking Lot to Summit - Out and Back

14.8 mi 23.8 km 3,398' Up 1035.84 m Up 3,398' Down 1035.61 m Down

Trinidad, CO
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Favorite View across Franz Lake
Easy Easy

Arkansas River Trail - Franz Lake Lollipop

4.3 mi 6.9 km 142' Up 43.28 m Up 142' Down 43.37 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Little Rainbow, looking west toward the Sawatch Range.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Little Rainbow Out-and-Back

10.1 mi 16.3 km 916' Up 279.2 m Up 916' Down 279.14 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Climbing the Frontside Trail.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Rusty Lung - Frontside Loop

4.4 mi 7.1 km 491' Up 149.68 m Up 492' Down 149.86 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite The wildflowers are in full bloom and incredible all along the trail.
Difficult Difficult

Browns Lake

12.6 mi 20.3 km 2,402' Up 731.99 m Up 2,401' Down 731.96 m Down

Alpine, CO
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Favorite Rise-n-Shine trail.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Chicken Dinner Loop

6.7 mi 10.8 km 592' Up 180.39 m Up 592' Down 180.37 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Views of the Sawatch Range from Double Rainbow.
Intermediate Intermediate

Double Rainbow - Pot-O-Gold Out-and-Back

11.9 mi 19.2 km 1,510' Up 460.25 m Up 1,510' Down 460.21 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Top of Starvation Creek Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Starvation Creek Out-and-Back

9.4 mi 15.1 km 1,994' Up 607.82 m Up 1,994' Down 607.71 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Great views of the Collegiate Range on offer.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Beasway to Rumba Ridge Viewpoint

7.0 mi 11.3 km 679' Up 207 m Up 679' Down 206.92 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Climbing the Frontside Trail.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Cottonwood Gulch to Rumba Ridge Viewpoint

12.2 mi 19.6 km 1,836' Up 559.67 m Up 1,836' Down 559.66 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Rise-n-Shine trail.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Rise-n-Shine - Frontside Loop

7.2 mi 11.6 km 779' Up 237.58 m Up 779' Down 237.56 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite The summit of Antero
Difficult Difficult

Mount Antero via Little Browns Creek

8.0 mi 12.9 km 5,124' Up 1561.89 m Up 11' Down 3.31 m Down

Alpine, CO
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Favorite Hiking up Green's Creek
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Green's Creek Out-and-Back

13.9 mi 22.4 km 2,883' Up 878.76 m Up 2,881' Down 878.05 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Near Peel Point on the Monarch Crest.
Intermediate Intermediate

Monarch Crest Out-and-Back

10.8 mi 17.4 km 883' Up 269.23 m Up 883' Down 269.17 m Down

Whitepine, CO
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Favorite Climbing the Frontside Trail.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Sand Dunes - Pano Loop

3.9 mi 6.3 km 924' Up 281.56 m Up 924' Down 281.5 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Rainbow Trail
Intermediate Intermediate

Columbine - Bear Creek Loop

8.5 mi 13.7 km 1,542' Up 469.9 m Up 1,543' Down 470.2 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Spartan East
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Spartan Loop

5.7 mi 9.2 km 479' Up 146.03 m Up 478' Down 145.57 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite The first of the three Waterdog Lakes.
Intermediate Intermediate

Waterdog Lakes

4.2 mi 6.8 km 1,090' Up 332.28 m Up 1,091' Down 332.6 m Down

Whitepine, CO
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Favorite View from the top of S-Mountain.
Intermediate Intermediate

S-Mountain via Backside

2.0 mi 3.2 km 492' Up 150.05 m Up 492' Down 149.99 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite Climbing the Frontside Trail.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

S-Mountain via Frontside

3.4 mi 5.5 km 496' Up 151.04 m Up 495' Down 151 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite View of S Mountain from North Backbone.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

North Backbone Out-and-Back

6.2 mi 10.1 km 458' Up 139.52 m Up 457' Down 139.41 m Down

Salida, CO
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Favorite At about 6 miles roundtrip, Browns Creek Falls is a great destination if you don't want to go all the way to the lake.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Browns Creek Falls

5.8 mi 9.4 km 967' Up 294.83 m Up 968' Down 295.07 m Down

Alpine, CO
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Favorite The start of Jack's Trail
Intermediate Intermediate

Jacks & Notch Loop

1.8 mi 2.9 km 417' Up 126.97 m Up 417' Down 127.22 m Down

Gunnison, CO
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Favorite Forested trail with morning sun.
Intermediate Intermediate

Colorado Trail: Segment 17 Out-and-Back Hike

11.7 mi 18.8 km 2,530' Up 771.16 m Up 2,530' Down 771.1 m Down

Whitepine, CO
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Favorite Fossil Ridge Trail to Boulder Lake.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Boulder Lake Out-and-Back

7.4 mi 11.9 km 1,958' Up 596.86 m Up 1,958' Down 596.65 m Down

St. Elmo, CO
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Favorite Mill Lake as viewed from Fossil Mountain.
Difficult Difficult

Fossil Mountain Out-and-Back

5.6 mi 9.0 km 2,611' Up 795.95 m Up 2,612' Down 796.25 m Down

St. Elmo, CO
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Favorite Descending from the ridge back into the forest.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Chipeta Mountain Out-and-Back

8.7 mi 14.1 km 2,788' Up 849.64 m Up 2,788' Down 849.68 m Down

Whitepine, CO
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Favorite Descending from the ridge back into the forest.
Difficult Difficult

Mount Ouray Out-and-Back

6.0 mi 9.7 km 2,703' Up 823.93 m Up 2,702' Down 823.58 m Down

Whitepine, CO
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Favorite Running down Fontaine Rd in Fort Garland.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Fort Garland Foothills Route

7.7 mi 12.4 km 564' Up 171.89 m Up 563' Down 171.67 m Down

San Luis, CO
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Favorite View from the top.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Race Track Loop

3.0 mi 4.8 km 487' Up 148.34 m Up 479' Down 146.1 m Down

Salida, CO
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