Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Sanford, Colorado
Sanford, Colorado
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Rito Alto Four Pass Loop
23.0 mi 37.1 km • 5,843' Up 1780.85 m Up • 5,841' Down 1780.34 m Down

Handies Peak - Southwest Slopes
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 2,377' Up 724.45 m Up • 2,376' Down 724.08 m Down

Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam
12.3 mi 19.7 km • 7,735' Up 2357.76 m Up • 2,057' Down 627.08 m Down

Williams Lake Trail #62
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 951' Up 289.88 m Up • 951' Down 289.82 m Down

Highland Mary Lakes Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,824' Up 555.88 m Up • 1,824' Down 555.87 m Down

Handies Peak - East Slopes
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 3,616' Up 1102.28 m Up • 3,616' Down 1102.2 m Down

Sand Dunes Loop
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 301' Up 91.6 m Up • 309' Down 94.12 m Down

Tallest Dunes Out-and-Back
15.3 mi 24.6 km • 1,810' Up 551.69 m Up • 1,810' Down 551.59 m Down

Uncompahgre Peak Summit Hike Out and Back
7.5 mi 12.1 km • 2,832' Up 863.19 m Up • 2,831' Down 862.89 m Down

Venable - Comanche Loop
12.2 mi 19.7 km • 3,740' Up 1139.98 m Up • 3,755' Down 1144.44 m Down

Trinity and Silex Lake Route
34.4 mi 55.4 km • 9,059' Up 2761.26 m Up • 9,059' Down 2761.11 m Down

Kit Carson and Challenger
14.1 mi 22.6 km • 5,550' Up 1691.67 m Up • 5,550' Down 1691.69 m Down

Uncompahgre Peak Out and Back
13.8 mi 22.2 km • 4,215' Up 1284.64 m Up • 4,214' Down 1284.46 m Down

Pajarito Mountain Loop
4.9 mi 7.9 km • 1,246' Up 379.79 m Up • 1,246' Down 379.84 m Down

Colorado Trail (CT)
487.3 mi 784.3 km • 83,178' Up 25352.6 m Up • 81,864' Down 24952.2 m Down

East Spanish Peak Ascent
9.2 mi 14.9 km • 2,727' Up 831.29 m Up • 2,727' Down 831.25 m Down

Eolus Group
18.9 mi 30.5 km • 5,901' Up 1798.77 m Up • 5,901' Down 1798.77 m Down

Tour de Little Bear
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 2,168' Up 660.89 m Up • 2,167' Down 660.59 m Down

Sunlight and Windom
18.9 mi 30.4 km • 6,235' Up 1900.45 m Up • 6,235' Down 1900.45 m Down

Wetterhorn Peak
6.5 mi 10.5 km • 2,847' Up 867.63 m Up • 2,846' Down 867.42 m Down

CT - Segment 24: Stony Pass to Molas Pass
20.9 mi 33.7 km • 3,215' Up 979.88 m Up • 4,850' Down 1478.32 m Down

Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre
16.4 mi 26.4 km • 5,569' Up 1697.32 m Up • 5,567' Down 1696.94 m Down

Pajarito Ski Hill to Los Alamos North
8.7 mi 14.1 km • 770' Up 234.56 m Up • 2,500' Down 761.92 m Down

Matterhorn Peak Out-and-Back
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 2,910' Up 886.92 m Up • 2,909' Down 886.63 m Down

Fishers Peak Parking Lot to Summit - Out and Back
14.8 mi 23.8 km • 3,398' Up 1035.84 m Up • 3,398' Down 1035.61 m Down

Spencer Basin - Highland Mary Loop
12.3 mi 19.7 km • 3,207' Up 977.35 m Up • 3,305' Down 1007.35 m Down

Double Rainbow - Pot-O-Gold Out-and-Back
11.9 mi 19.2 km • 1,510' Up 460.25 m Up • 1,510' Down 460.21 m Down