The Best Estes Park Hikes (Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guides)

The trails range from short, scenic, and wheelchair accessible
hikes near Estes Park to moderately difficult and even seriously challenging adventures. This guide will
take you from the summit of Twin Sisters Peak, at 11,428
feet-with great walking through fragrant pine forests to
the gently meandering paved trail around Lake Estes, which
affords panoramic views of Longs Peak.
With this guide, you will have the opportunity to sample wild raspberries along moderate trails crossed by rushing
mountain streams, marvel at butterscotch-scented ponderosa pines, and test your legs and endurance on a
13-mile loop through fir and pine forests. You will linger for
lunch at Gem Lake, ponder the lives of early explorers and homesteaders at Homestead Meadows, soothe your feet in
cold mountain streams, and survey your surroundings with a trek to the 11,000-foot Estes Cone.