About trails near Buena Vista, Colorado

41 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Buena Vista, covering 222 miles in total. 41 of them are tagged for hiking and 16 for mountain biking.

The closest is Unmarked Rugged Trail, about 0.0 miles away. 32 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Collegiate East, at 74.8 miles. These trails fall in Chaffee County, Park County, and Gunnison County.

What the trails near Buena Vista are like

By length, 13 are under a mile, 21 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 28 with a difficulty rating, 3 easy, 12 moderate, and 13 hard. Of the 41 with measured elevation, Collegiate East climbs the most, about 23,078 ft, and 19 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 41 trails, nearest first

Unmarked Rugged TrailHikeChaffee County0.4 mi Bridge to BridgeHikeMTBChaffee County0.3 mi Bridge to Bridge TrailHikeMTBChaffee County0.4 mi North TrailHikeMTBChaffee County0.8 mi 1450.AHikeChaffee County0.1 mi Whipple TrailHikeMTBChaffee County0.1 mi WhippleHikeMTBChaffee County0.3 mi South TrailHikeMTBChaffee County0.5 mi Colorado Midland RailroadHikeChaffee County0.4 mi Broken Boyfriend NorthHikeMTBChaffee County1.5 mi Camp Elevation NorthHikeMTBChaffee County1.4 mi Broken Boyfriend SouthHikeMTBChaffee County1.0 mi Midland Hill TrailHikeChaffee County1.3 mi Vitamin BHikeChaffee County6.1 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 13 North Cottonwood Creek Road to Chalk Creek TrailheadHikeChaffee County23.0 mi Collegiate EastHikeChaffee County74.8 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 13)HikeMTBChaffee County16.2 mi Davis Meadow TrailHikeMTBChaffee County4.5 mi Three Elk TrailHikeChaffee County3.1 mi Mount Princeton TrailHikeChaffee County2.0 mi Bunny'S TrailHikeChaffee County1.4 mi Cottonwood Lake Picnic Ground RoadHikeMTBChaffee County0.2 mi Frenchman Creek TrailHikeChaffee County4.0 mi Angel Falls Chalk CliffsHikeChaffee County0.7 mi Narrow Guage TrailHikeMTBChaffee County2.2 mi Horn Fork Basin TrailHikeChaffee County5.4 mi Mount Yale TrailHikeChaffee County4.8 mi Salt Creek TrailHikeMTBPark County12.0 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 12 Clear Creek to North Cottonwood Creek RoadHikeChaffee County20.6 mi Mount Columbia West SlopesHikeChaffee County2.1 mi Browns Pass TrailHikeChaffee County1.3 mi Kroenke Lake TrailHikeChaffee County4.4 mi McQuaid TrailHikeMTBPark County2.9 mi North Fork Denny CreekHikeChaffee County2.5 mi Hartenstein Lake TrailHikeChaffee County1.0 mi Texas Creek TrailHikeGunnison County3.9 mi Fjs RoadHikePark County4.1 mi Ptarmigan Lake TrailHikeChaffee County3.6 mi Pony Park RoadHikeMTBPark County2.4 mi South TexasHikeGunnison County0.4 mi South Texas TrailHikeGunnison County3.7 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.