About hiking in Denver County

Denver County, Colorado has 54 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 61.0 miles, an average of 1.1 miles each. The longest is Sand Creek Trail, at 4.8 miles.

What the hiking trails in Denver County are like

By length, 31 are under a mile and 23 run 1 to 5 miles. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Ruby Hill Loop Trail, at 1.6 miles.

Of the 47 with a difficulty rating, 43 easy and 4 moderate. Of the 54 with measured elevation, Sand Creek Trail climbs the most, about 621 ft.

All 54 hiking trails, longest first

Sand Creek TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Goldsmith Gulch TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Platte River TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi 56th Avenue TrailHike3.3 mi Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 19Hike3.2 mi Sloan's Lake TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Hampden Heights TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Lakewood Gulch TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Lowry Dam TrailHike1.7 mi Ruby Hill Loop TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Chambers Road TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Windsor Lake PathHikeMTB1.5 mi Cherry Creek Trail (North)HikeMTB1.4 mi Derby Lateral TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi 39th Avenue GreenwayHikeMTB1.3 mi East Harvard Gulch TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi High Line Canal Trail (Unpaved)HikeMTB1.3 mi Rocky Mountain Lake TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Garfield Lake Park TrailHike1.1 mi South Platte Trail EastHikeMTB1.1 mi Parkfield Lake LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Dry Gulch TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Cherry Creek Trail (South)HikeMTB1.0 mi Berkeley Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Grant Ranch Multi-Use PathHikeMTB0.9 mi Hampden Heights PathHikeMTB0.9 mi City Park Lake LoopHike0.9 mi Sand Creek AlternateHikeMTB0.8 mi Wagon Creek TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Wadsworth Blvd SidepathHikeMTB0.8 mi 20th Street Multi-Use PathHikeMTB0.8 mi W Line TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Mile High WalkHikeMTB0.6 mi Smith Lake LoopHike0.6 mi West 8th Ave Viaduct TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Sports WalkHike0.6 mi Sloan's Lake Park Perimeter TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Lakewood GulchHikeMTB0.5 mi First Creek Trail ConnectorHike0.4 mi Huston Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Cherry Creek Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Sanderson Gulch BypassHikeMTB0.4 mi City of Potenza Park TrailHike0.3 mi Belleview Ave SidepathHikeMTB0.3 mi Memorial WalkwayHike0.3 mi A Mindful BridgeHikeMTB0.3 mi 8th and High Street foot path to pavillionHike0.3 mi Ruby Hill Upper Return TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi High Line Canal & Goldsmith Gulch TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Sand Creek Trail AccessHikeMTB0.2 mi Sand Cr High WaterHikeMTB0.2 mi Dry Gulch ParkHikeMTB0.1 mi Southmoor Park PathHike0.1 mi Smokey Hill North TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Denver County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.