Kyle C
This is a really neat place to photograph and hike around if you have the time. It is about an hour from Colorado Springs and you can probably spend about 2 hours here walking around.
3.0
There are so many campsites and activities to choose from making this a great place to stop by for a night or two. There are ample mountain biking and running trails as well as a few places to climb and rock crawl.
4.0
This is a good 14er to start out on. The class 2 rating is minimal and distance/gain is short. It is a nice outing with old mining equipment and views over to the largest 14ers to the west. Very crowded.
3.0
I did this with my brother who lives at sea level. He was able to do this hike fairly easily after a few days at elevation. The gain is fairly gradual and the trail is not too tough. The campsites are also right near the lake so the camping is pretty nice. There are also sites available on the trail in if you want to camp at any of those. Just check availability close to when reservations open because lots of the dates fill quickly.
4.0
This is part of the loop I always take visitors from out of town. You get a little elevation gain up to a nice view of Pikes. The top has a little bit of bumpy rock you can walk around as well. The backside of the area is closed now due to brown bats and other wildlife.
5.0
Easy walk surrounded by red rock. I’ve seen all kinds of animals from the easy access of the trail. During the summer it can get very crowded so if possible go on the off season. The parking at the north end of the park also fills up very fast.
5.0
This place has photography from every angle. If you combine sports like hiking/climbing/canyoneering with photography you can really capture pictures that are not done quite as often. Like other have said, the light during the heat of the day can be pretty harsh so morning and evening are the best.
5.0
It is pretty cool that you can see both dinosaur tracks and petroglyphs a short walk from a 4WD trailhead. Definitely recommend for a short walk after a day climbing/hiking etc.
4.0
You can literally belay from your car on many climbs here which makes this spot extremely popular. The easier classics can have top ropes set up on for quite a bit making getting to this area early or during the off season a priority if you want to do those. If you have the time though there is much better climbing up the various canyons down Potash.
3.0
Endless climbs and pretty much year round climbing make this a destination for a lot of people from the front range. A guidebook will make it a bit easier to navigate the extensive walls and areas. As for camping, most fall and spring weekends I have been there the campgrounds fill early. Maybe the extension of the Bank campground will ease that.
4.0
I think this is one of the more scenic formations around Moab more so then a lot of the Arches. Definitely worth at least driving by, but if you want you can follow the climbers trail up close to the base if you are comfortable with some minor scrambling and risks of rockfall. Go left at the road to get to the climbers' trail. The best views are from down low though and the elevation gain to get to the base of the tower is pretty significant.
5.0
With the simple approach, bolted raps, and lack of much water this is a great canyon to start out with if you are coming from more of a climbing background. The chamber is super cool and the arch is very scenic - just be prepared for a lot of people at the bottom. It is possible as well to shorten the hike out if you take a fifth class ramp a bit down the canyon to the right.
4.0
This is a fun little climb if you are already in Arches and looking to do something different besides hiking or canyoneering. The summit is also cool as you can see over a lot of the lower portion of Arches. I am not sure I would seek this out if you are coming to Moab to climb though as there are many other quality climbs that do not cost money to get to.
4.0
This hike is one of the easiest in the area with a good view. It is somewhere I have brought a few people from sea level to get accustom with walking at a higher altitude and has worked out every time. Like the description says parking is pretty limited and is always full on the weekends and most days during the summer.
5.0
Cool hike, but like others have said it is steep at the end and the trail can be hard to follow due to erosion. The view is a bit different from Cutler and adds a bit more of a challenge.
4.0
This is a nice trail with good views throughout the middle and the end. There is kind of a lookout that I have heard of a few people turning around at pretty close to the end - continue all the way up its worth it.
4.0
This little hike is a good place to take people from out of town for a short walk after driving Cheyenne Canyon and maybe heading over to gold camp road. Otherwise, there are better hikes. This place is often very crowded during summer and the walk is very short with not much of a view at the top. Cutler or Muscoco are better options if you have the time.
3.0
This is probably one of my favorite 14ers out of the 20+ done. The parking issue is no joke - a lot of people sleep in the cars the night before in the lot. This is also the 14er with the most deaths as far as I know so exposure is also no joke as well. If you want to do some climbing in addition to the 14 miles of hiking you can also climb Keyhole Ridge which as the name suggests follows the ridge above the standard hike. It goes at about 5.6.
5.0
This park is easily accessible both from the standpoint of just walking on any of the paved paths to climbing. The best time to go is on the off season since the loop road can turn into a parking lot on summer days, but if you are able to get there on a spring evening you won't forget it. For somewhere so close to a city, you can see lots of wildlife including mule deer, bobcat, black bear etc. As for the climbing Montezuma's Tower and New Era are both worth it for the summits!
5.0
This is a gradual hike that has great views pretty much the whole way since you start fairly close to treeline. In the winter you can probably get away without snowshoes since it is so heavily used and just maybe some spikes if you really want something. To ski, from the summit follow the two bowls down East then you can either follow the glades to the parking lot, or another fairly open gully skiers' left to a snow covered road. The road can then be followed out to the right back to the trailhead.
4.0
We did this in May to get some snow climbing in. It is super scenic and great to camp by tree line so you can do all three in the weekend. Just be prepared for snow if you're going in the spring. Belford and Oxford can be done earlier in the season without gear but Missouri cannot.
5.0
These are two mountains combined with one nice hike. It is nice that neither of these have much scree or talus. Steady switchbacks up then not much gain to the next. We camped close to tree line and added Missouri to the weekend.
4.0
Lots of Aspen groves along the whole pass. My favorite spots are north of Twin Lakes.
5.0
With Aspen on one side and Twin Lakes on the other and endless things to do in between you can't go wrong with Independence Pass. Amazing views the whole way along a well maintained road.
5.0
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