Wildest hikes in Colorado
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Colorado, from 97% wild at the top of the board to 95% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.9 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Signal Mountain–Bulwark Ridge Trail, 5 sights, gaining 4,711 ft. They lie across 6 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Richey Creek Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 97% wild
- Gourd Lake–Monarch Lake, 4 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,523 ft · 96% wild
- Guinn Mountain–Jenny Lake Loop, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 96% wild
- Jenny Lake & Yankee Doodle Lake via Rollins Pass Road 14.6 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 96% wild
- Crater Lake–Monarch Lake, 4 lakes 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft · 96% wild
- Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 6 groves 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,996 ft · 96% wild
- Buchanan Pass & Buchanan Pass Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft · 96% wild
- Lake Gibraltar–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 96% wild
- Cascade Creek–Mirror Lake Trail, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,900 ft · 95% wild
- Red Deer Lake & Red Deer Cutoff Trail via Buchanan Pass Trail 3 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 95% wild
- Rollins Pass Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 95% wild
- Climax Mine Road–Montezuma Road, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,956 ft · 95% wild
- Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 6 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 3,504 ft · 95% wild
- Donner Pass Trail–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,508 ft · 95% wild
- Buchanan Pass Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 95% wild
- Lost Falls & North Boundary Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 4,618 ft · 95% wild
- Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail–Devil's Thumb Trail Loop, 6 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,598 ft · 95% wild
- Forest Lakes (Lower) & Forest Lakes Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 95% wild
- Lookout Mountain–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft · 95% wild
- Beaver Creek Trail–Coney Flats Road Loop, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 95% wild
- Cook Creek Road & Maya Road 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,602 ft · 95% wild
- Hidden Valley Trail 3 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 95% wild
- Coney Lake–Beaver Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 95% wild
- Signal Mountain–Bulwark Ridge Trail, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,711 ft · 95% wild
- Glacier Mountain–General Teller Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,325 ft · 95% wild