Short walks (under 2 miles)

By the numbers

Numbers describe the 20 longest trails listed below, not every trail with the feature. Climb is known for 20 of them.

The trails, longest first

• South Saint Vrain

  1.93 miDirt540 ft climb one way (uphill as drawn)

• Ouzel Lake Trail

  1.91 miUnpaved600 ft gain

• Green Mountain West Ridge Trail

  1.90 miGround137 ft gain

• Ceran St. Vrain Trail

  1.88 mi36 ft gain

• Shanahan - South Fork Trail

  1.82 miGround35 ft gain

• Mayhoffer Trail

  1.80 miGravel94 ft gain

• Hobbit

  1.80 miDirt255 ft gain

• Hicks Gulch

  1.80 miDirt104 ft gain

• Bright Trail Extension

  1.79 mi225 ft gain

• Lower Big Bluestem Trail

  1.79 miGround377 ft climb one way (uphill as drawn)

• Bluebird Lake Trail

  1.78 miGround1,051 ft gain

• Hogback Ridge Trail

  1.76 miUnpaved640 ft gain

• Hoh'onookee Koh'owu Trail

  1.73 miDirt441 ft gain

• Bear Peak West Ridge Trail

  1.72 miGround1,232 ft gain

• Saint Vrain Mountain Trail

  1.71 miGround1,324 ft climb one way (uphill as drawn)

• Boy Scout Spur

  1.70 miGround326 ft gain

• Re-Root

  1.70 miDirt151 ft gain

• Bright Trail

  1.68 miGround1,376 ft climb one way (downhill as drawn)

• Flagstaff Trail

  1.67 miGround1,187 ft climb one way (downhill as drawn)

• Little Raven Trail

  1.67 miGround255 ft gain

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Good to know

• Short does not mean flat: check the climb.
• Parking can be the hard part: see the parking links on the area page.

How this list is made

Trails between a quarter mile and two miles. The list is ordered by length (longest first), not by quality: we don't rank trails by opinion. Trails under a quarter mile are hidden.

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation computed from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. Not safety advice: check the land manager for rules, closures and conditions.