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Best Hiking Trails near Estes Park, Colorado



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Explore hiking trails around Estes Park, Colorado. The best hike near Estes Park is Dream Lake via Bear Lake Trail, a 3.1 mile out and back trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.


  • Hiking Trails (1,417)
  • Parks & Forests (30)
  1. 1
    Bear,Nymph,Emerald,Dream lakes
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
  2. 2
    Royal Arch Loop via Mesa Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.1 mi
  3. 3
    Rocky Mountain National Park - "tons of wildlife" Mount Ida via Ute Trail and Trail Ridge Road (#2)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.8 mi
  4. 4
    Dream Lake via Bear Lake Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.8 mi
  5. 5
    The Loch via "Winter Route"
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.8 mi
  6. 6
    Nymph Lake via Bear Lake Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.3 mi
  7. 7
    Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
  8. 8
    Rocky Mountain National Park - Sky Pond via Glacier Gorge Trail (#5)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.5 mi
  9. 9
    Chicago Lakes Lookout via Chicago Lakes Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.7 mi
  10. 10
    Rocky Mountain National Park - Twin Sisters Peaks from Twin Sisters Trailhead (#5)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.9 mi

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