Hikes
Whether you are just beginning or been hiking a while, these guides to trails should help you make a more informed choice on the next hikes. Each hike was performed by the Fatman (unless noted) and the reviews are my opinions.
Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
Crystal Forest Easy
Giant Logs Easy
Painted Desert Rim Trail Easy
Petrified Forest National Park Recap
Northern Arizona Hikes
Horseshoe Bend Easy
Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail Easy
Meteor Crater National Landmark Easy
Ooh Aah Point (Grand Canyon) Moderate
Phoenix Area Hikes
Freedom Trail (#302) Moderate
Mormon Loop to National Loop Moderate
Sedona
Broken Arrow Trail Moderate
Cathedral Rock Moderate
Yavapai Vista Trail Easy
Colorado
Adams County Hikes
Barr Lake Trail – Location Maps Easy
Rocky Mountain Arsenal – Location Maps Easy
Alamosa County Hikes
High Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park (Completed) Hard
High Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park (Failed Attempt) Hard
Great Sand Dunes Nature Trail Easy
Zapata Falls Hike Easy
Arapahoe County Hikes
Archuleta County Hikes
Boulder County Hikes
Bald Mountain Scenic Area Easy
Boulder Falls Easy
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Blue Lake – Location Maps Moderate
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Lake Isabelle – Location Maps Moderate
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Long Lake Loop (Winter) – Location Maps Moderate
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Mt. Audubon – Locaton Maps Hard
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Niwot Ridge – Location Maps Moderate
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Brainard Lake Winter Road Easy
Brainard Lake Rec Area – Lefthand Reservoir Winter Moderate
Button Rock Dam/Sleepy Lion Trail – Location Maps Moderate
Caribou Ranch Open Space – Location Maps Easy
Eldorado Canyon SP – Continental Divide Overlook/Rattlesnake Gulch – Location Maps Moderate
Forsythe Canyon to Waterfall and Gross Reservoir – Location Maps Easy
Jasper Lake from Hessie Trailhead Moderate
Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley Loop Hard
Royal Arch – Location Maps Hard
Ouzel Lake – RMNP Moderate
Chaffee County Hikes
Arkansas River from Hecla Junction Easy
Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More Moderate
Harvard Lakes Moderate
Kroenke Lake Moderate
Narrow Gauge Trail 1432
Ptarmigan Lake Trail Moderate
Race Track Loop Moderate
Clear Creek County Hikes
Beaver Brook Watershed – Location Maps Moderate
Chicago Lakes via Echo Lake – Location Maps Hard
Chief Mountain – Location Maps Moderate
Floyd Hill Loop Moderate
Grizzly Gulch Moderate
Hell’s Hole Trail – Location Maps Moderate
Hell’s Hole Trail Winter – Location Maps Hard
Herman Gulch – Location maps Hard
Peaks to Plains: Oxbow to Mayhem Gulch – Locaton Maps Easy
Mount Flora Moderate
Mt. Sniktau Hard
Rotary Peak – Location Maps Moderate
Ruby Gulch Moderate
Silver Dollar Lake Trail – Location Maps Moderate
Squaw Mountain – Moderate
St. Mary’s Glacier – Location Info Moderate
Conejos County Hikes
Costilla County Hikes
Denver County Hikes
Dolores County Hikes
Colorado’s Only Geyser Moderate
Douglas County Hikes
Castlewood Canyon State Park – Location Maps Moderate
Castlewood Canyon SP: Rimrock to Creek Bottom Loop – Location Maps Moderate
Dawson Butte Ranch Easy
Mitchell Creek Canyon – Location Maps Easy
Ridgeline Open Space Loop – Location Maps Moderate
Roxborough State Park – Location maps Moderate UPDATED!!!
Roxborough State Park Fountain Valley Loop
Rueter-Hess Incline Moderate
Sandstone Ranch Open Space: Juniper Valley Loop Easy
Sandstone Ranch Open Space: Ranch Overlook – Location Maps Easy
Spruce Mountain Loop – Location Maps Moderate
Waterton Canyon – Location Maps Easy
Eagle County Hikes
Pitkin Lake Trail – Location Maps Hard
Booth Lake Trail – Location Maps Hard
El Paso County Hikes
Cheyenne Mountain Colorado Springs Hard
Chautauqua Mountain Moderate
Garden of the Gods Easy
North Cheyenne Canyon Park – St. Mary’s Falls Moderate
Mount Esther via Crowe Gulch Moderate
Paint Mines Interpretive Park Easy
Palmer Trail Section 16 – Location Maps Moderate
Pikes Peak (Slim Pickings by Cristin) Hard
Red Rocks Canyon Open Space – Hogback Ridge Moderate
Elbert County Hikes
Casey Jones Park Easy
Fremont County Hikes
Garfield County Hikes
Doc Holiday’s Grave Moderate
Mushroom Rock Moderate
Gilpin County Hikes
Rogers Pass Lake Moderate
Lower Crater Lakes Moderate
Grand County Hikes
Jim Creek Trail Moderate
Huerfano County Hikes
Jackson County Hikes
Jefferson County Hikes
Alderfer/Three Sisters Park – Location Maps Moderate
Bergen Peak – Location Maps Hard
Chavez and Beaver Brook Loop Moderate
Chair Rocks via Colorado Trail Moderate
Cheesman Canyon Trail – Location Info Moderate
Corwina Park/Panorama Peak – Location Maps Moderate
Deer Creek Canyon Park: Bill Couch Mountain – Location Maps Moderate
Flying J Ranch – Location Maps Easy
Genesee Mountain – Location Maps Moderate
Golden Gate Canyon: Black Bear to Horseshoe Loop – Location Maps Hard
Golden Gate Canyon: Burro, Windy Peak, Mountain Lion Loop – Location Maps Hard
Golden Gate Canyon SP: Mule Deer – Location Maps Moderate
Golden Gate Canyon: Snowshoe Hare Location Maps Moderate
Green Mountain – Location maps Moderate
Green Mountain (Buffalo Creek) – Location Maps Moderate
Lair O’ The Bear – Location Maps Easy
Matthews-Winters Park – Location Maps Moderate
Maxwell Falls – Location Maps Moderate
Meyer Ranch – Location Maps Moderate
Mount Falcon – Location Maps Moderate
Mount Falcon Upper Loop Moderate
Mt Galbraith – Location Maps Moderate
North Table Mountain – Location Maps Moderate
O’Fallon Park – Location Maps Moderate
Peaks to Plains: Oxbow to Mayhem Gulch – Locaton Maps Easy
Pence Park Independence Mountain – Location Maps Moderate
Pine Valley Ranch Park – Location Maps Moderate
Pine Valley Ranch Buck Gulch Long Loop – Location Maps Moderate
Raleigh Peak Trail – Location Maps Moderate
Reynolds Park – Location Maps Moderate
South Table Mountain Moderate
Staunton State Park Elk Falls – Location maps Moderate
Staunton State Park Davis Ponds – Location maps Easy
Staunton State Park Lion’s Head Long Loop – Location maps Hard
Staunton State Park: Mason Creek Moderate
Staunton State Park Old Mill and Overlooks – Location Maps Moderate
Staunton State Park Staunton Ranch to Scout Line – Location Maps Moderate
Staunton State Park: West Meadow via new Lazy V Parking lot Moderate
White Ranch Park – Location Maps Moderate
La Plata County Hikes
Hiking Lake Nighthorse Easy
Falls Creek Waterfall Easy
Lake County Hikes
Larimer County Hikes
RMNP: Bierstadt Lake – Location Maps Moderate
RMNP: Cub Lake to the Pool Loop Moderate
RMNP: Fern and Odessa Lakes Moderate
RMNP: Deer Mountain Trail Moderate
RMNP: Bear Lake Trailhead: Lakes Loop Moderate
RMNP: Nymph, Dream and Emerald Lakes in Winter Moderate
RMNP: Mills Lake from Bear Lake Moderate
RMNP: Sprague Lake Easy
RMNP: Twin Sisters Peaks Trail – Location maps Hard
Las Animas County Hikes
Fisher’s Peak State Park Challenge Trail Hard
Long’s Canyon Trail at Trinidad Lake State Park Easy
Trinidad Lake State Park Loop Easy
Mesa County Hikes
Colorado National Monument
Canyon Rim to Window Rock – Colorado National Monument Easy
Coke Oven Trail – Colorado National Monument Moderate
Otto’s Trail – Colorado National Monument Easy
Mineral County Hikes
Montezuma County Hikes
Dolores River Trail Easy
Park Point Overlook at Mesa Verde National Park Easy
Point Lookout at Mesa Verde National Park Moderate
Mesa Verde National Park
McPhee Overlook Trail Moderate
Morgan County Hikes
Ouray County Hikes
Ouray Perimeter Trail Moderate
Park County Hikes
Abyss Trail to Helms Lake Hard to Moderate
Ben Tyler Trail – Location maps Hard
Burning Bear #601 Moderate
French Pass Trail Moderate
Gibson Lake Trail Moderate to Hard
Hoosier Pass Loop Moderate
Hoosier Pass Winter Moderate
Kenosha Pass North Moderate
Meridian Trail to Rosedale – Location Maps Moderate
Pennsylvania Mountain Moderate
Tanglewood Trail – Location maps Hard
Whiteside #697a Trail Moderate
Pueblo County Hikes
Rio Blanco County Hikes
East Fourmile Draw Easy
Rio Grand County Hikes
Routt County Hikes
Saguache County Hikes
San Miguel County Hikes
Telluride River Hike Easy
Summit County Hikes
Bald Mountain (Breckenridge) – Location Maps Hard
Boreas Pass and Baker Tank Loop Moderate to Easy
South Willow Creek Falls via Mesa-Cortina – Location Maps Moderate
McCullough Gulch – Location Maps Hard
Meadow Creek to Eccles Pass – Location Maps Hard
Mohawk Lakes via Spruce Creek – Location Maps Hard
Mount Royal – Location Maps Hard
Peaks Trail to Gold Hill – Location Maps Moderate
Willow Lakes via Willow Creek Trail – Location Maps Hard
Teller County Hikes
Crags Trail –Location Maps Moderate
Mueller State Park Trails 18,17 loop – Location maps Moderate
Mueller State Parks Overlook Loop Moderate
Rock Pond and Brook Pond at Mueller State Park Moderate
Pancake Rocks and Horsethief Falls Moderate
Weld County Hikes
Pawnee Buttes Easy
Nebraska
Chadron State Park Easy
Scotts Bluff Easy
New Mexico
McKinley County Hikes
Church Rock Moderate
Raton Hikes
Capulin Volcano Rim and Vent Loop Moderate
Climax Canyon East Loop Moderate
Little Horse Mesa Moderate
Santa Fe Hikes
Dale Ball Trails to Picacho Peak Moderate
Fort Union National Monument Overview
Fort Union National Monument Hike Easy
Lookout Point at Villanueva State Park Moderate
Pecos National Historic Monument Easy
Pecos: Glorieta Pass Battle Loop Moderate
Sun Mountain Moderate
White Sands National Park
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore Easy
Mount Roosevelt Friendship tower – Location Maps Easy
76 Trail – Location Maps Moderate
Roughlock Falls Easy
The Town of Deadwood Easy
Black Hills National Forest Spearfish Falls – Location Maps Easy
Tennessee Hiking
Middle Tennessee
Bledsoe Creek State Park: High Ridge and Shoreline Loop Easy to Moderate
Radnor Lake State Park Easy to Moderate
Utah Hiking
Arches National Park
Arches National Park
The Arches
Delicate Arch Moderate
Devils Garden Hard
Park Avenue Trail Easy
Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon National Park Overview
Mossy Cave Easy
Peek-A-Boo Loop Moderate
Queen’s Garden Loop Moderate
Sunrise at Bryce Canyon Easy
Canyonlands
Sunrise at Mesa Arch Easy
Grand View Point Trail Easy
Island in the Sky Easy
Whale Rock Easy
Capitol Reef
Capitol Reef National Park
Cassidy Arch Moderate
Hickman Land Bridge Moderate
Grand Wash Easy
Park City/Salt Lake City
Brighton Lakes Moderate
Bloods Lake Moderate
Donut Falls Moderate
Gordon Creek Falls Moderate
Gloria Falls Moderate
Emery County
Little Wild Horse Canyon Moderate
Garfield County
Southern Utah
Wyoming
Devils Tower – Location Maps Easy
Curt Gowdy State Park – Location Maps Moderate
