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Moderate Hiking Trails near Denver

The directory currently contains 22 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Denver. Their average mapped distance is 10.8 km and average recorded ascent is 131 m (430 ft); the longest route in the set is 15.4 km.

This subset represents 52% of the 42 quality-checked routes near Denver. Its average distance is 10.8 km, compared with 25.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 131 m (430 ft), versus 235 m (771 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) 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

9.6 km

Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

15 m

Westerly Creek Trail

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Westerly Creek Trail

Colorado · United States

Distance
15.4 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
3 hr 14 min
  • River
I went up top of Table Mountain in Golden, CO to check out the sunset and it so happened a small herd of deer had the same idea.
Moderate

North Table Loop Trail

Colorado · United States

Distance
11.9 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
446 m
Typical duration
3 hr 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
Westerly Creek TrailColorado15.4 km15 m3 hr 14 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 2Colorado12.7 km472 m3 hr 21 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4Colorado9.6 km37 m2 hr 4 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 28Colorado12.5 km337 m3 hr 7 minModerateJune to October
North Table Loop TrailColorado11.9 km446 m3 hr 9 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 12Colorado11.5 km50 m2 hr 29 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 7Colorado10.4 km93 m2 hr 18 minModerateJune to October
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 13Colorado13.5 km36 m2 hr 52 minModerateJune to October

Westerly Creek Trail, Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 2, Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 4 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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