Vien and Hermann have been hiking together in Colorado for almost fourteen years. But prior to their marriage, Hermann has explored hiking trails and climbed fourteeners since 1980. 

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YOUR REFERENCE TO HIKING IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN

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ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST

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• Butler Gulch 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

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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 Lake – 8 miles

• Lower Cataract Lake Loop Trail – 2.5 miles

• Tipperary & Surprise Lakes Loop – 10 to 11 miles

• Pitkin Lake Trail – 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 Trail – 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 Trail – 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 miles

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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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WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

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• Shrine Ridge Trail – 5 to 7 miles

• Hanging Lake – 3 miles

• Loveland Pass Trail – 3.5 miles

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

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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 – 7 miles

• Meyer Ranch/Legault Mountain – 6.5 miles

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

• Mt. Galbraith Park – 5.5 miles

• Mt. Morrison – 6 miles

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

• Reynolds Park – 6 miles

• Staunton State Park – 9 to 11 miles

• South Valley Park -

• White Ranch Park - 9 miles

• Windy Saddle Park - 5 miles