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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Denver

The directory currently contains 21 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Denver. Their average mapped distance is 5.6 km and average recorded ascent is 46 m (151 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.6 km.

This subset represents 50% of the 42 quality-checked routes near Denver. Its average distance is 5.6 km, compared with 25.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 46 m (151 ft), versus 235 m (771 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 13 routes (62%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (14%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

2.0 km

Johnson to Anderson Park Loop, Clear Creek

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Johnson to Anderson Park Loop, Clear Creek

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Sports Walk

Colorado · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
9 min
Moderate

Triple Creek Greenway

Colorado · United States

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
1 hr 56 min
  • River

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Clear Creek Greenbelt Wheat RidgeColorado7.3 km18 m1 hr 32 minEasyJune to October
Johnson to Anderson Park Loop, Clear CreekColorado2.0 km0 m25 minEasyJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 3Colorado4.9 km16 m1 hr 3 minEasyJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4Colorado9.6 km37 m2 hr 4 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 20Colorado9.0 km45 m1 hr 56 minModerateApril to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 5Colorado7.8 km284 m2 hr 3 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 15Colorado4.8 km6 m1 hrEasyJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 19Colorado5.7 km6 m1 hr 12 minEasyApril to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 24Colorado6.4 km36 m1 hr 23 minEasyJune to October
Sports WalkColorado0.7 km6 m9 minEasyApril to October

Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 3, Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4, Johnson to Anderson Park Loop, Clear Creek currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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