Best Hikes Colorado's Front Range

There are endless hiking options in Colorado, and the Front Range (which runs from the Wyoming/Colorado border north of Fort Collins to Pikes Peak/Colorado Springs in the south) is one of the best areas to explore. Best Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range highlights the top trails from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs. The book includes a variety of hikes in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for everyone from novice hikers to more experienced adventurers. Best Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range offers 40 – 50 hikes ranging in altitude from 5,000 to 14,000 feet, all within driving distance of Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs.

Inside you’ll find:

• • Wide variety of hikes
  • At-a-glance difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees and permits, local information, and much more
  • Accurate, easy-to-follow directions to the trailhead
  • Detailed trail descriptions, mile-by-mile directional cues, and GPS- compatible trail maps

Abbie Mood Lang is a lifelong explorer who has called Colorado home since 2011. She lives for long summer days of hiking in the Front Range with her dogs. She enjoys both easy walks and more challenging trails and has summitted a handful of 14ers over the years.

Abbie has been a writer/editor and content strategist in the outdoor and travel industry since 2009 and has worked with Backpacker, Marmot, and Osprey, as well as multiple travel bureaus across the country. She has experience editing and ghostwriting books and worked extensively with RootsRated Media to create a series of Insider’s Guides to National Parks in 2016. She is currently a copywriter for a startup in Denver while continuing to freelance. See more of her work at Abbiemoodlang.com/my-writing.