Author Archives: Chrisw
Apex Park – Odd Day – Magic Mountain Trail – Paydirt Trail – Hardscrabble Trail – Rocker Trail – Enchanted Forest Trail – Poco Calle Trail – Apex Trail – Sluicebox Trail – Pick-N-Sledge – Grubstake Trail – Smelter Trail
This was another AllTrails discovery near our house that I had no idea existed. The even-day trail hike is quite pretty with the benefit of NO BIKES ALLOWED. I love this trail and it will go in my rotation of favorite local hikes. I did every side hike and this could have easily been shortened … Continue reading
Black Bear Trail
I found this trail years ago when I first starting hiking the Deer Creek Park area and have wanted to do it ever since. I could never get to it because I either wasn’t in town when it was open or not in shape enough. It’s a long hike and we dropped the leaf at … Continue reading
Apex Park Even Day Hike – Bypass to Apex Trails – Kinney Trail Run – Argos Trail – Pick-N-Sledge Trail – Grubstake Trail – Bonanza Trail
This was another AllTrails discovery near our house that I had no idea existed. The odd-day trail hike is mostly exposed for the first couple of miles, but the Grubsteak park of it is quite nice. However, I didn’t realize that this park switched between bikes and hikers on odd and even days, and I … Continue reading
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