Hike to Maxwell Falls

Maggie D

Hike to Maxwell Falls

02/27/23

This is a pretty place, but the crowds can get annoying. The trail from the Upper Maxwell Falls parking is much shorter and usually less crowded. There are no garbage cans so pick up and pack out your dog poo. There is not much of a waterfall, so don’t expect much there. The trees and rock formations are pretty. Also- there is no trail to the base of the “waterfall.”

3.0

Jill Rozynski

Hike to Maxwell Falls

09/10/18

So underwhelming. I kept waiting for the scenery to become beautiful, never happened. Just a creek through the woods on a really crowded trail.

1.0

Julianna Desiato

Hike to Maxwell Falls

07/23/18

This trail kind of sucked. Very crowded and the falls weren't as exciting as they'd seem. Dog poop everywhere. Not sure why this trail is regarded so highly.

1.0

Nancy Williams.

Hike to Maxwell Falls

07/16/18

This trail is crowded with people, dogs off leash and bags of dog poop. It is packed on weekends and weekdays it is crowded, too. If you want a nature hike, this is not it. There's little parking - much of it along the edge of the road where there is plenty of local traffic. The trail is crowded and littered. Many dogs rove about off-leash and bother others. Since there are no trash cans there's plenty of litter plus the inevitable dog poop. Colorado has many better trails where you can enjoy nature. This one is a place where crowds of people are ruining nature.

1.0

Jeri S.

Hike to Maxwell Falls

08/20/17

This hike is close to Denver so it makes for a great day hike. Being a beginner hiker there were spots that were challenging hiking up hill. But challenge is a good thing! The pine covered forest is beautiful; feels like you're in the middle of nowhere. The trail is well groomed. Will do again.

4.0

Mel. W.

Hike to Maxwell Falls

08/20/17

Well maintained trail. Dog friendly. Limited parking. Crowded.

4.0

Kaitlyn Janak

Hike to Maxwell Falls

06/29/17

This hike was perfect for a first timer. The elevation gave me no issues and the scenery was wonderful!

5.0

Zoe R.

Hike to Maxwell Falls

04/16/17

Did this hike last year (2016) mid-May, and again this year in early April. The main trail leads to the top of a canyon overlooking the waterfall. In mid-May the trail was dry and there was still a good amount of water at the falls. In early April parts of the trail were snow-packed, and parts of it were muddy. There were a few slippery spots, but regular running shoes still worked just fine. The waterfall was completely covered in snow, despite the sunny 65º weather. Overall a nice short day hike.

4.0

Sadie Good

Hike to Maxwell Falls

11/27/16

I did this hike with a few friends over the summer and it was amazing. We hit the trail at about 6:30 and were out before lunch. We missed a lot of the crowds which made it nice, if you don't like a crowded trail I recommend getting their early...the falls were fun to climb around and if you head up the trail a bit further there's a neat log bridge just where an old tree has fallen and it's fun to climb on and walk acrossed. There's lots of great places to take pictures as well. Overall it was a great experience and I'll be going back during the winter

4.0

AJ Speck

Hike to Maxwell Falls

07/18/16

We had a few hours to kill and decided on a shorter hike around the outmost edge of Maxwell Falls trail. I 100% recommend taking the path less traveled by going as far around the outside as you can due to the highly populated trails through the middle. I guestimate we went about 5.5-6 miles and I could have done more as this was very easy terrain. Our dogs loved it and my legs loved it more. Only took us 2 hours to do that with some exploring so don't plan on a full day.

4.0