Best hikes in Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Ambleway maps 30 hikes in Rocky Mountain Wilderness, from a 1.5-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 29 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cascade Creek–Mirror Lake Trail, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Longs Peak–East Face, 6 sights, gaining 5,122 ft, and the network tops out at 14,249 ft. One trailhead is within walking range of public transit.
- Rocky Mountain Wilderness Viewpoint 1.5 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Allenspark Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 564 ft
- Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Meeker Sale Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Estes Cone–Storm Pass, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,724 ft
- Eugena Mine Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Storm Pass–Estes Cone Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft
- Cub Lake Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Horsetooth Peak–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,691 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 2,056 ft
- Wind River Pass–Aspen Brook Trail, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
- Peacock Pool–Chasm Lake Trail, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft
- Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft
- Chasm Lake–Chasm Lake Trail, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,515 ft
- Upper Copeland Falls–Lower Copeland Falls, 4 falls 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft
- The Electrode–American Lakes, 4 summits 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,331 ft
- Eugena Mine Trail & Jim's Grove Trail via East Longs Peak Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 3,295 ft
- Husted Trail & Ridge Trail 12 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft
- Chapin Creek Trail–Corral Creek Trail, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Longs Peak–East Face, 6 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 5,122 ft
- Mirror Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
- Lost Falls & Stormy Peaks Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 4,426 ft
- Cascade Creek–Mirror Lake Trail, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,900 ft
- Calypso Cascades–Thunder Lake, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft
- Peterson Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft
- North Boundary Trail & West Creek Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 3,583 ft
- Hutcheson Lakes (Upper)–Pear Lake, 7 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,528 ft
- Lulu Mountain–American Lakes, 3 summits 15.9 mi · ▲ 4,060 ft
- Dorsey Lake–Storm Pass, 10 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,009 ft
- Meeker Park Sh Spur Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft