The best walks and hikes in Chaffee County
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Colorado? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in Chaffee County to bring you the best hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks in Chaffee County is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk.
Colorado? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in Chaffee County to bring you the best hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks in Chaffee County is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk.
Last updated: October 16, 2025
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1. Mount Yale Trail — Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
13.9km
09:00
1,280m
1,280m
Colorado's 21st highest peak with alpine wildflowers, scrambling, and panoramic views to Pikes Peak.
Expert
94
hikers
2. Brown's Creek Waterfall Trail — San Isabel National Forest
9.70km
03:26
270m
270m
Creek-side hike through diverse forest to a powerful two-tiered waterfall in a rocky ravine.
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3. Ptarmigan Lake Trail — San Isabel National Forest
9.76km
04:12
440m
440m
Forest trail to alpine lake surrounded by 14ers, with cutthroat trout and ptarmigan birds.
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61
hikers
4. Huron Peak via North Huron Trail — Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
17.0km
06:22
1,090m
1,090m
Wilderness trail from ghost town Winfield to Huron Peak summit with views of Collegiate Range fourteeners.
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59
hikers
5. Mount Princeton Trail — San Isabel National Forest
11.5km
06:13
970m
970m
Boulder-hopping adventure through massive talus fields to a 14er summit with 360° Sawatch views.
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50
hikers
6. Mt. Shavano and Mt. Tabeguache — San Isabel National Forest
17.0km
10:40
1,490m
1,490m
Bag two Colorado fourteeners via scenic ridge walk through alpine terrain above treeline.
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39
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7. Midland & Broken Boyfriend loop — Buena Vista, Colorado
5.38km
01:34
150m
150m
Historic railroad grade climb with 360-degree Collegiate Peaks views and mining remnants.
Easy
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33
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8. Mount Belford & Mount Oxford loop via Missouri Gulch Trail — Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
18.9km
09:26
1,690m
1,690m
Wilderness trail accessing three 14ers with wildflower meadows and mountain goat sightings above treeline.
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33
hikers
9. Midland Hill Trail — Buena Vista, Colorado
7.82km
03:14
470m
470m
Historic railway trail with rocky switchbacks leading to panoramic views of Colorado's fourteeners and Arkansas Valley.
Intermediate
31
hikers
10. Bear Lake via Horn Fork Basin Trail — Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
17.3km
05:34
760m
760m
Alpine lake hike through wilderness forest to Bear Lake beneath towering Collegiate Peaks.
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