![]() ![]() The Colorado Trail is considered a hiking and technical mountain bike trail. Another 40-mile-plus bike path, the South Platte River Bike Trail, follows the South Platte River from downtown Denver to Chatfield State Park and Waterton Canyon, where it meets up with the Colorado Trail and continues 400 miles to Durango.Selected by USA Today as one of the top five bike paths in the country, the Cherry Creek Bike Trail is a paved off-road path that follows the tree-lined creek for more than 40 miles from downtown Denver to Cherry Creek State Park.74 to Bergen Park and back down through Golden.Įarly October to Mid-November, 5,280 Feet Above Sea Level Try hiking near Maxwell Falls or in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, or drive the Lariat Loop Scenic Byway from Evergreen on Hwy. Despite it's name, several spots around Evergreen, Colorado, put on a show in autumn.Golden Gate Canyon State Park, located 20 miles west of Denver in the foothills (45-minute drive), has many aspen groves at lower elevations, as well one of the best panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains.Several old cemeteries near Central City have groves of aspen, and many other trees can be seen on the dirt "Oh My God Road" that runs between Central City and another old mining town, Idaho Springs.Most of October, From 6,000 to 8,000 Feet An 18-mile paved bike path circles the pretty lake, offering mountain and fall views in every direction. The area around Lake Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne is filled with aspen groves and is just a 75-minute drive from Denver.An interesting way to see the fall colors is by riding the Georgetown Loop Railroad, where a vintage steam locomotive pulls passengers up the steep grade between the two towns. Georgetown and Silver Plume, located approximately one hour from Denver (40 miles) are surrounded by aspen groves.Late September to Mid-October, From 7,000 to 9,000 Feet Guests get to choose between many tours and scenic stopping points like Cripple Creek. Hop in a Polaris Slingshot open-air roadster from Great Outdoors Adventures and tour the Pikes Peak and Mount Blue Sky areas.There are also many high aspen groves on the way to the park on the scenic Peak to Peak Byway (Colorado Hwy. Rocky Mountain National Park, about one hour and thirty minutes from Denver, has many groves of high aspens around Bear Lake.There are aspen groves at all elevations along the trail, offering a good chance of seeing color somewhere on the mountainsides. Guanella Pass, located just one hour from Denver, climbs to 11,670 feet and has many high aspen groves on both sides of the pass.Here's a guide of where and when to go: Mid-September to Early October Above 9,500 Feet Later in the season in October to mid-November, you can see spectacular color down in the foothills and along the plains in Denver. ![]() Starting in mid-September, expect to see aspens turning gold at elevations from 8,000 to 10,000 above sea level. Pick your elevation and you can find yourself at the height of fall colors from mid-September to mid-November. That's because there are five different climate zones within a two-hour drive of downtown Denver. Denver has one of the longest periods of fall colors of any city in the country. ![]()
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