Hiking Scratch-Off Project
My Hiking Bucket List
Thanks for the cool Christmas Gift! My family made scratch-off lists of interesting hiking trails because I’m a terrible planner. Very thoughtful! I’m looking forward to scratching off some trails in the coming year!
Colorado Backpacking Trips
8 Hours or Less
Sorted by straight-line distance from Boulder, CO.
- South Arapahoe Peak via Arapahoe Glacier Trail ~19 miles from Boulder
- Buffalo Bill and Beaver Brook Trail ~20 miles from Boulder
- Bluebird Lake Trail ~21 miles from Boulder
- Cascade Creek Trail to Mirror Lake and Crater Lake ~26 miles from Boulder
- Boulder Brook, North Longs Peak Trail, Alberta Falls and Glacier Creek Loop ~28 miles from Boulder
- Echo Lake to Summit Lake ~30 miles from Boulder
- Beartracks Lake Trail ~31 miles from Boulder
- Kelly Lake via Hidden Valley Trail ~54 miles from Boulder
- Glacial Pass ~56 miles from Boulder
- Winding Stairs Trail: Palmer Lake to Rampart Range Rd ~65 miles from Boulder
- Missouri Lakes and Fancy Lakes Loop Trail ~77 miles from Boulder
- Paint Mines Trail ~87 miles from Boulder
- Skaguay Power Plant ~92 miles from Boulder
- Seven Lakes Trail ~95 miles from Boulder
- Bear Lake via Horn Fork Trail ~95 miles from Boulder
- Maroon Bells Scenic Loop Trail ~109 miles from Boulder
- Pyramid Peak Trail ~109 miles from Boulder
- Crater Lake and Maroon Creek to East Fork ~109 miles from Boulder
- Rustler’s Gulch ~117 miles from Boulder
- Oh-Be-Joyful Trail ~121 miles from Boulder
- Lakes of the Clouds ~131 miles from Boulder
- Humboldt Peak Trail ~141 miles from Boulder
- Rattlesnake Arches Trail ~196 miles from Boulder
- Ice Lake Basin Trail ~204 miles from Boulder
- Vallecito Creek Trail ~214 miles from Boulder
- Pinos River Trail to Emerald Lake ~214 miles from Boulder
Longer Day Trips
Sorted by straight-line distance from Boulder, CO.
- Devils Thumb Pass and King Lake Trail ~18 miles from Boulder
- Boreas Pass Road ~55 miles from Boulder
- Fall Creek Pass Trail ~71 miles from Boulder
- Trappers Lake, Wall Lake, and Island Lakes Loop ~104 miles from Boulder
- Mount Sopris Trail ~110 miles from Boulder
- Capitol Peak ~110 miles from Boulder
- Blanca Peak and Ellingwood Point via Zapata Falls Trail ~166 miles from Boulder
- Mount Sneffels via Blue Lakes Trail ~193 miles from Boulder
- Sneffels Highline and Deep Creek Loop ~198 miles from Boulder
- Highland Lakes, Continental Divide Loop ~198 miles from Boulder
- Bear Creek, Wasatch, and Bridal Veil Trails Loop ~198 miles from Boulder
- Windom Peak via Needle Creek Trail ~210 miles from Boulder
Multiple Day Trips
Sorted by straight-line distance from Boulder, CO.
- Abyss Lake via Tanglewood, Rosalie, and Abyss Trail ~38 miles from Boulder
- Camp Lakes, Rawah Lakes, and Twin Crater Lakes Loop Trail ~55 miles from Boulder
- Eagles Nest Summit Loop ~56 miles from Boulder
- Pikes Peak via Barr Trail ~82 miles from Boulder
- Conundrum Hot Springs and Peak Trail ~105 miles from Boulder
- Snowmass Lake and Mountain via Maroon Snowmass Trail ~108 miles from Boulder
- Four Pass Loop ~109 miles from Boulder
- Greater Venable-Comanche Loop ~134 miles from Boulder
- Blanca Peak ~173 miles from Boulder
- Squaw Creek, Continental Divide and Weminuche Trail Loop ~191 miles from Boulder
Out of State Backpacking Trips
Sorted by straight-line distance from Boulder, CO.
- Lower Red Castle Lake via East Fork Smiths Fork ~277 miles from Boulder
- Cirque of the Towers to Fremont Trail Loop ~278 miles from Boulder
- Spirit Lake, Katherine Lake, Stewart Lake, and Lake Johnson Loop ~291 miles from Boulder
- Titcomb Lakes and Titcomb Basin via Pole Creek Trail, Seneca Lake Trail, and Indian Pass Trail ~310 miles from Boulder
- The Grand Teton Loop Trail ~381 miles from Boulder
- Rim, Navajo Loop and Peekaboo Loop Trail ~406 miles from Boulder
- Under the Rim Trail: Bryce Point to Whiteman Bench ~406 miles from Boulder
- The Beaten Path Trail ~417 miles from Boulder
- Rim to Rim - North Kaibab to Bright Angel ~452 miles from Boulder
- West Rim Trail to Lava Point ~456 miles from Boulder
- Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls, and Beaver Falls ~484 miles from Boulder
- Jordan Hot Springs Via Little Bear Canyon Trail ~497 miles from Boulder