Vien and Hermann have been hiking together in Colorado for over fourteen years. But prior to getting married, Hermann has explored many miles of hiking trails and climbed fourteeners since 1980. 

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 Hiking in Colorado 

YOUR REFERENCE TO HIKING IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS

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ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST

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• Butler Gulch Trail – 6 miles

• Butler Gulch "Lollipop Loop" Trail - 6 miles

• Herman Gulch Trail – 7.5 miles

• Second Creek Trail to Twin Cones – 4.6 to 6 miles

• Silver Dollar & Murray Lake Trail – 7 miles

• Watrous Gulch Trail – 6 miles

• St. Mary's Glacier to Rock House/Loch Lomond Overlook- 6.5 miles

• Loch Lomond, Steuart Lake, Ohman Lake & Reynolds Lake - 6.3 miles

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COLLEGIATE PEAKS – SAWATCH RANGE, BUENA VISTA

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• Hartenstein Lake –7 miles

• Browns Pass – 8 miles

• Kroenke Lake – 8.6 to 10 miles

• Lake Ann – 6.6 miles

• Ptarmigan Lake – 7.5 miles

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COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT – GRAND JUNCTION/FRUITA

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• Monument Canyon Trail/Wedding Canyon Trail – 5 to 7.2 miles

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CRESTED BUTTE, GUNNISON COUNTY

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• Three Lakes Trail – 4.5 miles

• Snodgrass Mountain - 4 miles

• Oh-Be-Joyful Trail – 8 miles

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GORE RANGE – EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS

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• Eaglesmere Lakes – 8 miles

• Lower Cataract Lake Loop Trail – 2.5 miles

• Tipperary & Surprise Lakes Loop – 10 to 11 miles

• Pitkin Lake – 11 miles

• Wheeler Lakes – 7.5 miles

• Piney Lake to Lost Lake – 7 miles

• North Ten Mile Creek Trail – 6 miles or longer

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HINSDALE COUNTY, LAKE CITY

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• American Basin – 4 miles

• Williams Creek Trail – 7 miles

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HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS – SAWATCH RANGE

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• Missouri Lakes – 8.5 miles

• Lake Constantine – 9 miles

• Lyle & Mormon Lakes – 7 to 10 miles

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INDIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS – FRONT RANGE

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• Lost Lake to Devils Thumb Trail – 6.5 miles

• Woodland Lake – 9.5 miles

• Diamond Lakes – 9 miles

• Arapaho Pass/Lake Dorothy – 8 to 9 miles

• Long Lake (1.0 mile) & Lake Isabelle – 6 miles

• Mitchell Lake & Blue Lake – 6 miles

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JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS/ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST – SOUTH BOULDER CREEK TRAIL

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• Forest Lakes – 9 miles

• Crater Lakes – 6.5 to 7.5 miles

• Rogers Pass Lake – 9 miles

• Heart Lake – 10 miles

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MAROON BELLS – SNOWMASS WILDERNESS-WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

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• Maroon Lake Trails

• Crater Lake – 6 miles

• American Lake – 7 miles

• Cathedral Lake – 6.5 miles

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MOSQUITO RANGE, PIKE & SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST

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• Mohawk Lakes (Spruce Creek Trailhead) – 8 miles

• Mayflower Gulch – 6 to 7 miles

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MOUNT EVANS WILDERNESS

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• Echo Lake – 1.3 mile

• Chicago Lakes – 8.5 - 10 miles

• Beartrack Lakes & Cub Creek Trails – 5 to 10 miles

• Mount Bierstadt – 8 miles

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NORTH SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

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• Blue Lakes – 10 miles

• Portland Creek Trail-Chief Ouray Mine - 8 miles

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PIKE NATIONAL FOREST

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• Shelf Lake – 7 - 9 miles

• Square Top Lakes/South Park Trail – 4 to 5 miles

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WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

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• Shrine Ridge Trail – 5 to 7 miles

• Hanging Lake – 3 miles

• Loveland Pass Trail – 3.5 mile

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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

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• Chasm Lake via East Longs Peak Trailhead – 8.4 miles

• Twin Sisters Peak – 7.5 miles

• Estes Cone – East Longs Peak Trailhead - 6.5 miles/from Lily Lake via Storm Pass Trail - 7.5 miles

• Bear Lake to Loch Vale to Lake of Glass to Sky Pond Trail – 6.5 to 10 miles

• Bear Lake, Odessa Lake to Fern Lake – 10 miles

• Bierstadt Lake to Bear Lake to Sprague Lake – 8 to 9 miles 

• Chipmunk Lake & Ypsilon Lake – 9.5 miles

• Bear Lake to Black Lake, Mills Lake, Jewel Lake – 11 miles (Black Lake/Mills Lake/Jewel Lakes)

• Dream Lake, Lake Haiyaha, Emerald Lake, Nymph Lake – 7.5 miles

• Bear Lake, Dream Lakes, Alberta Falls – 5.5 miles

• Dream Lake to Emerald Lakes – 4.5 miles

• Lumpy Ridge/Gem Lake – 5.5 miles

• Mill Lake to Jewel Lakes - 7.5 miles

• Chasm Falls – 3 miles           

• Bridal Veil Falls – 7 miles

• Cub Lake – 6.5 miles

• Deer Mountain – 6.5 miles

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RMNP WILD BASIN ENTRANCE

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• Finch Lake – 8 miles

• Ouzel Falls – 6 miles Calypso

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HIKING TRAILS IN THE FOOTHILLS

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BOULDER COUNTY

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• Bear Peak, Shadow Canyon – 7.5 miles

• Walker Ranch Loop – 8 miles

• Green Mountain/Saddle Rock/Gregory Canyon – 6.5 miles

DOUGLAS COUNTY

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• Castlewood Canyon State Park – 4 miles

• Roxborough State Park (Carpenter Peak) – 7 to 9 miles

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JEFFERSON COUNTY

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• Alderfer/3 Sisters Park/Elephant Butte – 6 to 8.5 miles

• Apex Park – 5.5 to 8 miles

• Bergen Peak – 10 miles

• Deer Creek Canyon Park – 7 to 10 miles

• Flying J Ranch Park – 3.5 miles

• Golden Gate Canyon State Park – 6.5 miles

• Green Mountain - 5.5 - 9 miles

• Hogback – 4.5 miles

• Lair O’ the Bear Park – 5 miles

• Matthews/Winters Park, Hogback – 8 to 12 miles

• Meyer Ranch/Legault Mountain – 6.5 miles

• Mt. Falcon Park – 7 to 9.5 miles or longer

• Mt. Galbraith Park – 4.6 miles

• Mt. Morrison – 6 miles

• O’Fallon/Pence Parks/Jefferson Mountain – 6.5 miles

• Reynolds Park – 6 miles

• Staunton State Park – 9 to 12 miles

• South Valley Park -

• White Ranch Park - 9 to 11 miles

• Windy Saddle Park - 5 miles