Best hikes in Royal Gorge
Ambleway maps 26 hikes in Royal Gorge, from a 1.8-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 24 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Point Mariah–Hellman Way, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 11 cliffs, gaining 2,273 ft, and the network tops out at 8,364 ft.
- Benches Viewpoint–Overload Loop, 3 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Kilborn Lake & Palisade via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Reindeer 2.3 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail–Summit Connection Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Hellman Way & Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Rowton–Aster Loop, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Hewlett Rim Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Snow Mountain 3.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Ana's Chute–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- Lyle's Lookout–Serene Lakes, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Timberline via Summit Connection 4.7 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Bill & Flora's Point–Benches Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Serene Lakes–Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Point Mariah–Hellman Way, 4 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft
- Lake Van Norden–Ana's Chute, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft
- Crows Nest–Rowton, 5 summits 9 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft
- Mount Disney–Rowton, 6 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft
- Mount Judah Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 8 sights 12 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft
- Kidd Lake–Kilborn Lake, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
- Snowshed–Snowshed North Face, 9 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,970 ft
- Pacific Crest Viewpoint–Petroglyph Cliff, 7 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,966 ft
- Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 11 cliffs 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,273 ft
- Mount Lincoln–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 9 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,150 ft
- Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 5 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Tunnel Rock–Petroglyph Cliff, 5 cliffs 8.9 mi · ▲ 935 ft