Black Ridge Trail
A beautiful backcountry trail with plenty of solitude.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 263 m
- Descent
- 263 m
Explore one of the great landscapes of the American West on Colorado National Monument's best hiking trails.
Hiking Moderate, Difficult
"Colorado National Monument is an absolutely gorgeous place that very few hikers know about," writes Nancy Anderson. "It is Colorado's version of the Grand Canyon... without all the people!"
Indeed, this epic natural area is home to towering red rock cliffs, deep canyons, and rock monoliths, along with an expansive network of hiking trails. Even from the paved Rim Rock Drive road "you may spy bighorn sheep and soaring eagles," according to the National Park Service. This all adds up to way more adventure than most people can fit into a visit to the monument!
Sources: https://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm
A beautiful backcountry trail with plenty of solitude.
Difficult Hiking
A stunning sampler of the canyon's best rock sculptures.
Difficult Hiking
A short hike to a lovely box canyon.
Moderate Hiking
16 switchbacks take hikers up a historic old road.
Moderate Hiking
A short hike to a lovely rock grotto.
Moderate Hiking
A gorgeous slickrock route with plenty of scrambling opportunities.
Moderate Hiking
10 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
15 routes · Hiking
6 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
8 routes · Hiking
7 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
11 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
16 routes · Hiking
6 routes · Hiking
7 routes · Hiking
5 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking