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The Colorado Hiker is a guide to the best hikes in Colorado.  If you are looking for Colorado hiking trails, backpacking information, and landscape photography, then you're in the right place.  Colorado is an inspirational state.  This website is devoted to showcasing the Centennial State's towering mountains, diverse population, expansive plains, crystal-clear waters, colorful history, and open skies.  The Colorado Hiker was also created to educate people on recreation ethics, wilderness safety, and to foster awareness on why land conservation is such a necessary and brilliant idea.  Please check out all of the hiking, camping, backpacking, and trekking information on this site.  Happy trails!!!

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* Colorado Hiking Trails *

Photos, maps, and trail descriptions of over 50 hiking trails in the State of Colorado.

 

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*~*~* Apex Park *~*~*

Distance: 4.4 Miles     Difficulty: Moderate

Location: Golden, Colorado

 

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Photo of the Month: Mine Near Gibson Lake

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bulletOfficial Colorado Government Page
bullet Jefferson County Open Space Parks
bullet City of Boulder Open Space Parks
bullet Boulder County Open Space Parks
bulletCity of Colorado Springs Open Space Parks

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Words to Ponder:

"The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem.
Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others."

   —Theodore Roosevelt, Address to the Deep Waterway Convention, Memphis, TN, October 4, 1907

      

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