Colorado Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Colorado Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Aerial view of Longs Peak at sunset, Colorado
Longs Peak, Colorado (Eric Wunrow/courtesy, Colorado Tourism)

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Eagle Bahn Gondola

expert favorite attraction
Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Lionshead Cir
Vail, Colorado 81657

Description: Eagle Bahn Gondola is Vail Valley's only gondola, and provides the most comfortable passage up Vail... Read More
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Gem Lake Trail

expert favorite attraction
Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Access: Twin Owls Trailhead
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Description: This trail leads from Twin Owls Trailhead north of Estes Park, to Gem Lake, cradled high among the... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
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Onahu Creek/Green Mountain Loop Trail

expert favorite attraction
Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Access: Onahu Creek Trailhead, 3 1/4 miles north of the Grand Lake Entrance Station
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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From the trail head there's about a mile's climb through forests of aspen, lodgepole... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
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Hotel Jerome, A RockResort

330 East Main Street
Aspen, CO 81611 Map

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

expert favorite hotel
Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
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Sonnenalp Resort Of Vail

20 Vail Road
Vail, CO 81657 Map

Hotel Class: 4 class stars
expert favorite hotel
Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
5.0

Leland House & Rochester Hotel

721 East Second Ave.
Durango, CO 81301 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Good For Hiking and Backpacking
Expert Rated & Recommended
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