Take a Hike! Our Favorite Colorado Trails
Is there anything worse than a bad hike? Maybe you ran out of water. Maybe you didn’t pack the micro-spikes. Maybe you’ve been walking for 6 hours straight and you’re just plain sick of it! But this is Colorado, and we’ve got tons of great hiking trails for all occasions and skill levels. Newsletter editor Peyton Garcia joins producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love to dish on the latest hiking news and share some favorite hiking trails — whether you’re answering the call to adventure, hoping for more of a stroll, or if all you really care about is that nice, cold beverage waiting for you at the end.
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Paul mentioned the fundraiser to support police sergeant Justin Dodge and his family, declining crowds on 14ers, and CPR reporter Nate Minor’s coverage of that dang empty lot at Colfax and Broadway.
Here are links to all the hikes we mentioned:
- South Loop Trail at Elk Meadow Park (Near Evergreen)
- Enchanted Mesa behind Chautauqua Park (Boulder)
- Fountain Valley Loop Trail at Roxborough State Park (Near Morrison)
- Brother’s Lookout and Three Sisters Loop (Near Evergreen)
- Trail to the A (Outside Fort Collins)
- Picketwire Canyon Trail (Near Rocky Ford)
- Silverdale Heritage Trail (Near Georgetown)
- Sky Pond (Rocky Mountain National Park)
- Fancy Pass and Missouri Lakes Loop (Near Leadville)
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