Monthly Archives: June 2021
Dakota Ridge Trail – Arthur Lakes Lookout – Red Rocks Trail – Bail Out – Zorro Trail
We live 15 minutes from this hike and I’ve always wondered what it looked like… Never again! You got the noise from I-70, 470, or both throughout the entire stretch; so I had to listen to podcasts the entire way to distract myself. The trail itself was pretty crappy with lots of steep, crooked areas … Continue reading
Mathew Winters Park – Red Rocks Trail – Morrison Slide Trail – Cherry Gulch – Village Ride – Village Walk – Dakota Ridge
This was a nice hike close to home, but very busy. Here are the stats: Distance = 6.27 mi Elevation Gain = 1,004 ft Time = 2:06:17 Avg Speed = 2.9 mph Min elevation = 6,797 ft Here are the pics: Here’s a Panorama made by Google Here’s the map
Summit Loop Trail – Green Mountain Trailhead – North Access Trail
I had to go back to the park to fill in the parts I missed the first time around, and the second time around when it was supposed to be a filler hike. Some of the trails weren’t marked, or closed, and I ended up getting forced out of the park into the neighborhood, unless … Continue reading
Narrow Point Trail – North Access Trail – Green Mountain Trailhead – McIntyre Gulch
This was supposed to be a filler hike to get a small section of trail that I had missed when I had hiked in this area before. It turned into an over 9 mile hike and I didn’t finish the parts I set out to because there was a steep little hill that I looked … Continue reading
Red Rocks Trail – Geologic Overlook Trail
This hike just felt like is was constantly going up, especially the endless staircase that is the Red Rocks Auditorium. I was surprised that there wasn’t much more elevation gain compared to my previous hike in Red Rocks. This is a good starter hike to get used to going up. Surprisingly there were a bunch … Continue reading