About hiking in Jackson County

Jackson County, Colorado has 61 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 194 miles, an average of 3.2 miles each. The longest is Main Fork Trail, at 12.3 miles. 14 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Jackson County are like

By length, 19 are under a mile, 28 run 1 to 5 miles, and 14 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Moose-Goose Nature Trail, at 0.5 miles.

Of the 29 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy and 22 moderate. Of the 61 with measured elevation, Medicine Bow Trail climbs the most, about 3,853 ft, and 20 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 61 hiking trails, longest first

Main Fork TrailHike12.3 mi Grizzly Helena Trail 1126.1HikeMTB10.3 mi Medicine Bow TrailHike10.1 mi Rainbow Lakes TrailHike8.4 mi East Sand Hills TrailHikeMTB8.3 mi Buffalo Ridge TrailHike8.0 mi Big Creek TrailHike7.9 mi West Fork TrailHike7.9 mi Kelly Lake TrailHikeMTB7.9 mi Clear Lake TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi Newcomb Creek TrailHike6.6 mi American Lakes TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Grizzly-Helena TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Top Of The World TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Gould Loop TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi Seven Utes TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Ute Pass TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Monahan Creek RoadHikeMTB4.0 mi County Road 61HikeMTB3.9 mi Bear Creek TrailHike3.7 mi Lone Pine TrailHike3.7 mi Beaver Creek Stump Park TrailHike3.2 mi Govt' Ditch Trail (ATV)Hike3.1 mi South Fork Michigan TrailHike3.0 mi Diamond Peaks TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Hidden Valley TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Twin Lakes Trail 1148.1Hike2.2 mi Aqua Fria TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Manzanares TrailHike2.1 mi North Spur RouteHikeMTB2.1 mi Stump Park TrailHike2.1 mi Blue Lake Trail 1178.1Hike2.0 mi Ruby Jewel TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Illinois River PathHike1.8 mi Ranger Lakes Nature TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Jack Dickens TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Manzanares Cutoff TrailHike1.6 mi Roxy Ann Lake TrailHike1.5 mi Lumberjack TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Bighorn Lake TrailHike1.2 mi Trail Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Gem Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Beaver Lodge Nature TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Pennock TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Bear Lakes TrailHike1.0 mi Crags BasinHikeMTB0.9 mi Willow Pass TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Lake Katherine TrailHike0.9 mi Lake Agnes TrailHike0.9 mi Old US 40Hike0.8 mi Wyoming TrailHike0.8 mi Mountain View Nature TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Skyline Trail (ATV)Hike0.7 mi Beaver Lodge TrailHike0.6 mi Moose-Goose Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Forest Road 650.1E Monahan SpurHikeMTB0.5 mi Silver Creek Access TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Slide TrailHike0.3 mi Grass Creek Yurt TrailHike0.3 mi PennockHikeMTB0.2 mi Pennock ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Jackson 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 October 4, 2026.