Colorado

Glenwood Springs, CO, along the stretch of Interstate 70 that follows the Colorado River, has access to a handful of local trails long with a large number of trailheads in the White River National Forest just north of town. Rising quickly north is the White River Plateau, with a number of hiking trails following the canyons into the high elevation lake country of the southern Flat Tops mountains.

When Open? Area Acres Operated By
Year-round; 24 hours a day 469,850 acres US Forest Service:
Rifle Ranger District
Eagle Ranger District

Bureau of Land Management
Dogs Allowed? Miles of Trail Max/Min Elev (ft)
Dogs allowed - must be on leash in developed areas 196 5,450ft - 11,390ft

Glenwood Springs Area Hiking Trail and Map Finder

Area Hiking Trails:
1 - 1 - MOTORIZED
2 - 2 - MOTORIZED
3 - 3 - MOTORIZED
4 - 4 - MOTORIZED
5 - Bear Creek Trail
Area Hiking Trails:
1 - 1 - MOTORIZED
2 - 2 - MOTORIZED
3 - 3 - MOTORIZED
4 - 4 - MOTORIZED
5 - Bear Creek Trail
6 - Bobcat Trail
7 - Boiler Creek Trail #1843.1
8 - Boy Scout Trail
9 - Broken Rib Trail #1849.1
10 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 1
11 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 2
12 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 3
13 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 4
14 - Cherry Creek Trail #2256.1
15 - Colorow Overlook Trail
16 - Colorow Trail
17 - Coyote Trail
18 - Cutover Trail #2064.1
19 - Deadhorse Trail #1851.1
20 - Deep Creek Overlook Trail
21 - Deep Creek Trail
22 - Defiance Trail
23 - Defiance Trail #2062.1
24 - Doc Holliday Grave Trail
25 - East Elk Creek Trail #1841.1
26 - East Fork North Elk Trail #1835.1
27 - East No Name Trail #1848.1
28 - Forest Hollow Trail #1910.2
29 - Grizzly Trail #2065.1
30 - Hadley Gulch Trail #1840.1
31 - Hadley Point Trail #2059.1
32 - Hanging Lake Trail #1850.1
33 - Horseshoe Bend Trail
34 - Keyser Creek Trail #1844
35 - Last Chance Trail #2158.1
36 - Lookout Mountain Park Trail
37 - Main Elk Trail #2157.1
38 - Mansfield Ditch Trail #2291.1
39 - Mitchell Creek Trail #1845.1
40 - No Name Trail #1847
41 - North Elk Creek Trail #54.1
42 - Olson Trail
43 - Palmer Lake Trail #2025.1
44 - Prospect Draw Trail #2203
45 - Red Mountain Trail
46 - Rifle Arch Trail
47 - Spring Creek A Trail #2068.1A
48 - Spring Creek Trail #2068.1
49 - Squirrel Trail
50 - Stevie Bob Trail
51 - Storm King Memorial - Hotshot and Smokejumper Memorial Spur Trail
52 - Storm King Memorial - Spur Trail
53 - Storm King Memorial Trail
54 - Three Forks Trail #2150.1
55 - Trail #2150.1A
56 - Trail #2158.1B
57 - Trail #2158.1E
58 - Trail #2202
59 - Trail #2256.1D
60 - Trail #2256.1F
61 - Ute Meadow Trail #2159.1
62 - Ute Trail
63 - Vander Trail
64 - West Elk Stock Driveway Trail #2152.1
65 - Wulfsohn Trail
Area Trailheads:
1 - Boy Scout Trail
2 - Broken Rib Trail #1849.1
3 - Broken Rib Trail #1849.1
4 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 1
5 - Centennial Trailhead
Area Trailheads:
1 - Boy Scout Trail
2 - Broken Rib Trail #1849.1
3 - Broken Rib Trail #1849.1
4 - Burnt Tree Ridge Area Trails 1
5 - Centennial Trailhead
6 - Cherry Creek Trail #2256.1
7 - Cherry Creek Trail #2256.1
8 - Colorow Trail
9 - Deadhorse Trail #1851.1
10 - Deep Creek Overlook Trail
11 - Deep Creek Overlook Trail
12 - Deep Creek Trail
13 - Defiance Trail #2062.1
14 - Defiance Trail #2062.1
15 - East Elk Creek 4x4 Summer Trailhead
16 - East Elk Creek Trail #1841.1
17 - East Fork North Elk Trail #1835.1
18 - East No Name Trail #1848.1
19 - Grizzly Trail #2065.1
20 - Hadley Gulch Trail #1840.1
21 - Hadley Point Trail #2059.1
22 - Hanging Lake Trail #1850.1
23 - Hanging Lake Trail #1850.1
24 - Horseshoe Bend Trail
25 - Horseshoe Bend Trail
26 - Keyser Creek Trailhead
27 - Keyser Creek Upper 4x4 Trailhead
28 - Last Chance Trail #2158.1
29 - Last Chance Trail #2158.1
30 - Lookout Mountain Park Trail
31 - Main Elk Trail #2157.1
32 - Mansfield Ditch Trail #2291.1
33 - Mitchell Creek Trail #1845.1
34 - Mitchell Creek Trailhead
35 - No Name Trail #1847
36 - No Name Trail #1847
37 - North Elk Creek Trail #54.1
38 - Palmer Lake Trail #2025.1
39 - Prospect Draw Trail #2203
40 - Red Mountain Trail
41 - Squirrel Trail
42 - Storm King Memorial Trail
43 - Three Forks Trail #2150.1
44 - Three Forks Trail #2150.1
45 - Trail #2150.1A
46 - Trail #2158.1B
47 - Trail #2202
48 - Trail #2202
49 - Ute Meadow Trail #2159.1
50 - Ute Meadow Trail #2159.1
51 - Ute Trail
52 - West Elk Stock Driveway Trail #2152.1
Area Campgrounds:
1 - Gypsum Campground Toilet
2 - Lyons Gulch Campground