num_pages: 372
description: There are many hiking guidebooks for hiking Colorado. So why is our hiking guide book different? We, the authors of this, and all our guidebooks, are hikers. We personally researched and hiked all the hiking trails in our books. We took the photographs. We created the detailed maps and our colored coded system for visually defining the difficulty level of all the hiking trails. Our elevation profiles have the same color coding for steepness of gradient. We calculate the total elevation gain of the entire trail. Our innovative Hikes Chart lists all of the hikes on the first page so you can compare the scenic rating, difficulty, distance, elevation gain and important features of all the hiking trails in one place. Our directions to the trailhead are clear and concise. For some, we even include a map. We tell you what vehicle you need to get there and the condition of the road. We found such detail missing or frustrating to find in other books, so we wrote our own! Hiking Colorado is a broad topic. We chose to concentrate on hiking southwestern Colorado. For us, it offered the most extensive network of superb hiking trails in a relatively small area of Colorado. This hiking guide covers the fabulous hiking trails in and around the historic towns of Ouray, Silverton and Lake City Colorado. Ouray offers a splendid variety of early season hiking trails. Silverton offers 4 different areas of amazing high country trails. Lake City is the staging ground for five Colorado 14,000 foot peaks. So, put your boots on and go Take A Hike! Our Hiking Colorado High Country guidebook will show you where to go and why!
language: English
title: Southwest Colorado High Country Day Hikes: Ouray, Silverton & Lake City
publisher: Take A Hike Guidebooks