Colorado Trail Resources

 

Colorado Agencies

 

Bureau of Land Management trails and recreation sites in Colorado: www.co.blm.gov/recweb/index.htm

San Juan National Forest in southwest Colorado has trails for hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, and four-wheeling from away.com

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region: www.fs.fed.us/r2/

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Colorado: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Colorado.html

National Park Service units in Colorado: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=co

Colorado Dept. of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian program

 

 

Colorado National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Colorado: There are 357.10 miles of NRTs in Colorado and 39 trails!

Visit Colorado's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

Colorado Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Colorado mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Colorado

Bike rides on roads and paved pathways from Colorado road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Colorado

Bicycle Aurora promotes a safe, planned, logical and connected bicycle trail/route system that will improve the quality of life in Aurora, Colorado: www.bicycleaurora.org/

Bicycle Colorado works to encourage and promote bicycling, increase safety, and provide a voice for cyclists: http://bicyclecolo.org/

Bike trails in several Colorado towns are described and mapped on BikePath.com at: www.bikepaths.com/

Chaffee County area rides for Buena Vista, Mt. Princeton, Mineral Belt, Monarch Crest Trail, Midland Bike Trail, Poncha Hot Springs, Salida Rides and more: www.peaksnewsnet.com/MountainBike/areaindex.html

Denver Bicycle Touring Club's Home Page has rides, events, cycling contacts: www.dbtc.org/

Great Divide Mountain Bike Route runs through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico: www.adventurecycling.org/routes/greatdivide.cfm

Medicine Wheel is a trail work and advocacy group dedicated to keeping trails open in the Pikes Peak region: www.medwheel.org

Routt County Riders has information on trails in Northwest Colorado: www.routtcountyriders.org/

Southwest Colorado public land advocates are Trails 2000: www.trails2000.org

This ultimate off-road bike park at Valmont City Park (Boulder) is now under construction: http://bma-mtb.org/valmontbikepark/index.php

Colorado Equestrian Trails

 

Backcountry Horsemen of Colorado promote equestrian trails and stewardship on public lands: www.bchcolorado.org/

Bear River Ranch, Northern Colorado Gold Country's Premier Equestrian Training/Boarding Facility, offers a variety of individual, family, and group vacations, both self-guided and guided horseback trail riding, and Bed and Breakfast.

Colorado Horse Council works for horse owners and the horse industry: www.coloradohorsecouncil.com/

Buffalo Peaks Back Country Horsemen in Buena Vista area: http://bpbch.homestead.com/

Four Corners Back Country Horsemen supports trails in San Juan National Forest and the Weminuche Wilderness: www.4cbch.org/

Front Range Back Country Horsemen: http://frontrangebackcountryhorsemen.org/

Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen in Cortez area: http://www.mesaverdehorsemen.com/

Western States Trail Foundation has equestrian event information: www.foothill.net/tevis/

Colorado Horse Trails and Campgrounds from: HorseTrailDirectory.com

Trails, Campgrounds, Trail Rides, Overnight Hosts from Horse and Mule Trail Guide USA: www.horseandmuletrails.com/Ca.htm

 

Colorado Greenways and Community Trails

 

Boulder County Trails Database is at: http://bctrails.rkirkpat.net/

Boulder Area Trails Coalition promotes trails in the Boulder County region: http://bcn.boulder.co.us/batco/

Boulder Open Space Trails: www.ci.boulder.co.us/openspace/discard/trails.htm

Boulder Mountain Parks maps and trails: www.bouldercolorado.gov/

Breckenridge and Summit County area trails, maps, conditions, photos: www.townofbreckenridge.com/

Colorado Springs Area: www.trailsandopenspaces.org

Cripple Creek bicycling: www.cripple-creek.co.us/Biking.aspx

Eagle County Trails: www.eaglecounty.us/ecoTrails/index.cfm

Estes Park Hiking Information

High Line Canal is a 66-mile trail owned and operated by Denver Water in partnership with five recreation management agencies in the Denver Metro area: www.denverwater.org/Recreation/HighLineCanal/

Jefferson County Open Space has 150 miles of trails in the foothills just west of Denver: www.co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/

Ouray Trails works for preservation and safe public use of Ouray County's trails in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service: http://ouraytrails.org/

Snowmass Village (near Aspen): www.snowmassvillage.com/

South Suburban Parks and Recreation, a special district has developed a major trail system in the southeast Denver metropolitan area

South Suburban Park Foundation in the Littleton-Englewood-Arapahoe County area supports greenways, parks, and open space

Steamboat Springs Open Space and Trails:

The Poudre River Trail is a proposed 22-mile long trail that will extend from Greeley to Fort Collins: www.poudretrail.org/

The Sand Creek Greenway is a major project in the Denver Metro area to link the Platte River Greenway through the Stapleton Redevelopment site to the Highline Canal Trail and Aurora: www.sandcreekgreenway.org/

Colorado Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Colorado topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Colorado

Running trails from books on Colorado trail running at Trails.com:

• Trail Running Trails in Colorado

ProTrails offers quality descriptions and maps for trails in Colorado: http://protrails.com/state/colorado

Colorado Mountain Club has hiking, climbing, and other outdoor trips throughout the year:/www.cmc.org/

Greatest Hikes in Central Colorado: A Hiking Guide: http://coppersnowboarder.tripod.com/

Colorado Hiker has hiking trails, backpacking information, and landscape photography: www.thecoloradohiker.com/

Steve Fry's Hiking in Colorado site has many descriptions and photos of hikes up Colorado peaks: www.hikingincolorado.org/

Colorado Hiking Vacations has trail descriptions and tourism information: www.colorado-hiking-vacations.com/

Poudre Wilderness Volunteers assist the Canyon Lakes Ranger District in managing and protecting it's wilderness and backcountry areas: http://www.poudrewildernessvolunteers.com/

RockyMountainHikingTrails.com has detailed information for more than 70 hiking trails hiking trails in Rocky Mountain National Park: www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com/

SelectHikes.com is a GPS-enabled hiking web site for the Colorado Rockies region that focuses on lesser known trails: http://www.selecthikes.com

American Volkssport Association hosts year-round walking events; search by state at: www.ava.org/ava_search.asp

Colorado Long-Distance Trails

 

The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile-long, high mountain educational and recreational hiking trail that meanders through some of the most beautiful terrain in the state from Denver to Durango: www.coloradotrail.org/

Hikes along the Colorado Trail at Trails.com:

• Hiking The Colorado Trail

Hiking Trails along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in Colorado at Trails.com:

• Continental Divide Trail Hiking in Colorado

Continental Divide Trail Society provides trail information and videos: www.cdtsociety.org

Santa Fe National Historic Trail has maps, photos, aand history: www.nps.gov/safe/fnl-sft/webvc/vchome2.htm

For information on the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail in Colorado: www.discoverytrail.org/states/colorado/index.html

Overland Trail ran westward from Atchison, Kansas, through Colorado and Wyoming: www.over-land.com/otrail.html

Pony Express Trail ran between St. Joseph, Missouri, and San Francisco during the 1860s: www.nps.gov/poex/

Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Off-highway drives on backcountry roads, 4WD roads, and Jeep trails in Colorado at Trails.com

• Off-Highway Drives in Colorado

Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition is a volunteer organization devoted to protecting motorized recreation in Colorado: www.cohvco.org/

Colorado Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs has maps, events, club contacts, land use, and trip planning: www.hightrails.org/

4X4 NOW has illustrated four-wheel drive trip reports from several trails in Colorado: www.4X4NOW.com/trlrpt.htm

Colorado Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Chalk Creek Canyon old railroad grade near Buena Vista: www.chaffeecounty.net/railroadgrade-trail.htm

Colorado Snow Trails

 

Cross-country skiing areas and ski trails in Colorado with trail maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Trails in Colorado

Snowshoeing routes and trails in Colorado with detailed maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Snowshoeing and Snowshoe Trails in Colorado

Colorado Snowmobile Association has trail maps and news: www.coloradosledcity.com/

Aspen/Snowmass Nordic Trail System is the largest free groomed cross-country ski system in North America: www.aspennordic.com/

10th Mountain manages a system of 29 backcountry huts connected by 350 miles of suggested routes for backcountry skiing, mountain biking, or hiking: www.huts.org/

Colorado Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Colorado has a state Boating Trail program: http://dbw.ca.gov

 

Colorado Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado promotes volunteerism, assistance to communities and agencies, and major work projects every year: www.voc.org/

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is working to create sustainable trails to the summits of all 54 peaks over 14.000 feet elevation: www.14ers.org

On Natures Trail, the Strategic Plan for the Colorado State Trails Program-- download and read (pdf 1.9 mg)

Results of Colorado Statewide Public Survey on Attitudes toward Trails

Colorado OHV User Survey Summary of Results

 

Colorado State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Colorado Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-colorado/