Best hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park
Ambleway maps 129 hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park, from a 1.0-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 94 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Lost Falls & North Boundary Trail. The biggest climb is Longs Peak–East Face, 5 sights, gaining 5,784 ft, and the network tops out at 14,249 ft. 49 start within walking range of public transit.
- Continental Divide Trail & John Kirkpatrick Trail via East Shore Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Copeland Lake 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Emerald Lake–Dream Lake, 6 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Upper Copeland Falls via Wild Basin Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Wind River South & Wind River Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 754 ft
- Copeland Lake 3.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Livery Tr ail via North Inlet Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- East Gemstone–Almost East Gemstone Peak, 3 summits 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
- The Pool via Fern Lake Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Lake Haiyaha–Dream Lake, 6 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Lily Lake–Aspen Brook Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Cow Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
- La Poudre Pass & Specimen Ditch Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Mount Chapin & Chapin Pass Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft
- Dream Lake–Bear Lake Loop, 8 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft
- Shadow Mountain Lake & Colorado River Trail via East Shore Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Aspen Brook Trail–East Portal Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Green Mountain Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Marigold Pond–Bear Lake, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft
- Boulder Brook Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,597 ft
- Fire Trail & Glacier Gorge Trail via Black Lake Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 898 ft
- Upper Beaver Meadows Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Climbing Access, Sundance Buttress via Black Canyon Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft
- Mount Chiquita & Chapin Pass Trail 5 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft
- MacGregor Falls & MacGregor Falls Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft
- Hidden Falls–Copeland Lake, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Grand Lake–Shadow Mountain Lake, 3 lakes 5.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Allenspark Trail & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
- Cascade Falls & North Inlet Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Ypsilon Mountain–Chapin Pass Trail, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 2,520 ft
- Andrews Glacier–The Loch, 8 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 2,173 ft
- Timber Lake Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft
- Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Solitude Lake–Bear Lake, 6 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,369 ft
- Rocky Mountain Wilderness Viewpoint & Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
- Green Mountain Trail–Green Mtn Trailhead to Onahu Trailhead Trail Loop, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
- South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek 8.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Marguerite Falls–The Pool, 5 lakes 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,662 ft
- Blue Lake–Black Lake Trail, 4 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,012 ft
- Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin Trail–Hollowell Park Trail Loop, 5 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft
- Mount Ida–Poudre Lake, 3 summits 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,386 ft
- Spectacle Lakes (Lower)–Ypsilon Lake, 6 lakes 9.3 mi · ▲ 3,115 ft
- Estes Cone–Storm Pass, 3 summits 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,278 ft
- Upper Beaver Meadows Viewpoint & Ute Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,885 ft
- Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft
- Italy Lake–Green Lake, 6 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,435 ft
- Frozen Lake–Bear Lake, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,577 ft
- Dorsey Lake–Wind River Pass, 9 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft
- Husted Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft
- Mount Orton–Sandbeach Lake, 4 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,382 ft
- Poudre Lake & Cache la Poudre Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Dorsey Lake–Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin Trail Loop, 10 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,057 ft
- Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail Loop, 5 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft
- American Lakes–Thunder Pass, 6 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,925 ft
- The Citadel–East Gemstone, 8 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 3,385 ft
- Lake Helene–Ptarmigan Tarn, 8 lakes 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Adams Falls–Lake Verna, 4 lakes 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,893 ft
- Colorado River Trail–Red Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft