A beautiful backcountry trail with plenty of solitude.
Explore one of the great landscapes of the American West on Colorado National Monument's best hiking trails.
"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!
A beautiful backcountry trail with plenty of solitude.
A stunning sampler of the canyon's best rock sculptures.
A short hike to a lovely box canyon.
16 switchbacks take hikers up a historic old road.
A short hike to a lovely rock grotto.
A gorgeous slickrock route with plenty of scrambling opportunities.