Colorado · Hiking · Near Estes Park

Blue Ridge

7.1 mi
round trip
929 ft
climb
11,533 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Blue Ridge is a hard hike of about 7 miles in the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 930 feet, from a low point of roughly 10,500 feet to a high of about 11,500 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows both horses and bikes, so it works for riders and equestrians as well as hikers. Pony Park and the Pony Park Trail sit just a tenth of a mile and a fifth of a mile away, and the North Supply Loop is about 0.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Bull Mountain Campground is about 5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Bull Mountain Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 5.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Wild Bear Tavern

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 6 mi

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