List of Colorado trails Facts for Kids

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The following are partial lists of significant historic, scenic, and recreational trails in the State of Colorado of the United States.

National historic trails
National scenic trail
Transcontinental and regional hiking trails
National recreation trails
Regional mountain bike trails
National bicycle routes
Images for kids

National historic trails

The three United States National Historic Trails that pass through the State of Colorado are:

Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado
Pony Express National Historic Trail through northeastern Colorado
Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado

National scenic trail

The United States National Scenic Trail that passes through the State of Colorado is:

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the Continental Divide

Transcontinental and regional hiking trails

Two other prominent long distance recreation trails that pass through the State of Colorado are:

American Discovery Trail
Colorado Trail

National recreation trails

The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in the State of Colorado are:

Apex National Recreation Trail near Golden
Barr National Recreation Trail between Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak
Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray
Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through Westminster
Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores
Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge
Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia
Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume
Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte
Highline Canal National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores
Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork
Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near Leadville
Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs
Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte
Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail in Mesa Verde National Park
Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
Poudre River National Recreation Trail between Greeley and Windsor
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails near Denver
Round Mountain National Recreation Trail near Loveland
Swamp Park National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
Two Elk National Recreation Trail near Vail
Two Ponds National Recreation Trail in Arvada
Vail Pass National Recreation Trail between Copper Mountain and Vail
West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail near Creede
Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail between Frisco and Copper Mountain
White House Ranch National Recreation Trail in Colorado Springs

Regional mountain bike trails

Four regional mountain bike trails in the State of Colorado are:

Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
Kokopelli's Trail
Paradox Trail
Tabeguache Trail

National bicycle routes

The three national bicycle routes in the State of Colorado are:

TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route
Western Express Bicycle Route
Great Parks Bicycle Route

Images for kids

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park
The Great Kiva in Chimney Rock National Monument.
Steamboat Rock in Dinosaur National Monument.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
The Dillon Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation Area.
Spanish Peaks as seen from the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Continental Divide in North America.
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green
Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest.
Picketwire Canyon in Comanche National Grassland.
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 42 National Wildernesses in red
East Rim Arch in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness.
Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Mystic Island Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness.
The Lost Creek Wilderness.
The Dominguez–Escalante NCA.
The Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge.
The South Fork South Platte River in the South Park National Heritage Area.
The Colorado Chautauqua Auditorum.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
The Tabor Grand Hotel in the Leadville Historic District.
The Garden of the Gods.
Hanging Lake .
Grays Peak National Recreation Trail approaching the summit
Mountain goats along the Mount Evans National Recreation Trail.
Mule deer along one of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails.
The Royal Gorge Bridge.
The Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River.
The Blanca Wetlands ACEC.
Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Fishers Peak State Park.
A yurt in Mancos State Park.
Roxborough State Park.
State Forest State Park.
DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area.
The Arikaree River Natural Area.
Dinosaur tracks in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area.
The Garden Park Fossil Locality.
The Lake San Cristobal Natural Area.
The Mount Goliath Natural Area.
The Rabbit Valley Natural Area.
The Redcloud Peak Natural Area.
The Roxborough Natural Area.
The Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area.
The Staunton Natural Area.
Exposed Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at the Trinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area.
The Wheeler Geologic Natural Area.
A cyclist on the Kokopelli Trail in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.

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