The Best Hiking in Nederland

The Peak to Peak Highway is a 55-mile stretch of road that winds its way from Nederland to Estes Park (or Estes Park to Nederland). This road connects to many points of exploration, Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and Rocky Mountain National Park to name a couple, but the drive itself is an adventur...

Aspen Alley Trail Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Nederland, Colorado.

Pungy Stick, Aspen Alley, Sugarloaf and Clearcut Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Nederland, Colorado.

Tungsten and Kinnickinnick Loop at Mud Lake is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Nederland, Colorado.

The Caribou Ranch Open Space is about two miles north of the town of Nederland. From Nederland, at the town’s roundabout, head west on CO 72 for about two miles. Turn left onto CO 126 at the sign for Caribou Ranch Open Space. Follow the dirt road for about .8 miles until you see the large parking...

Caribou Peak Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Nederland, Colorado.

Caribou OHV Road is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Nederland, Colorado.

Accessed by Hessie Trailhead, Lost Lake is a relatively moderate 4 mile round-trip hike with about 1,000 feet of elevation. The core of the hike is uphill and on a gravel path, 2/3rds of the hike runs parallel to a rushing waterfall.  After parking your car, head towards the Hessie Trailhead. Yo...

Lost Lake via Hessie Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Nederland, Colorado.

Devils Thumb Pass and King Lake Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Nederland, Colorado.

4th of July Road is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Nederland, Colorado.

Devil's Thumb Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Nederland, Colorado.

Woodland Trail to Skyscraper Reservoir is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Nederland, Colorado.

The normal route from the east side is via the Hessie trailhead outside Nederland Colorado. From the west it is most often accessed via the short trail from Rollins pass, which is open in the summer. As noted above, it is also a lake and area ripe for creating your own adventure. The description ...

Driving through the towns of Nederlands and Eldora alone is a beautiful experience. Once you come up to Hessie Trailhead, you'll already be in a daze because you'll be staring at Eldora Mountain and will see some ski runs in the distance.Getting to the trailhead early is best. Parking starts alon...

Starting at 9100 feet, the Hessie trailhead is easily accessible by both 2 and 4 wheel drive cars (depending on how far you want to travel down the road). The trail is fairly easy and often packed down snow up to the cut off point to the Devil's Thumb Bypass, which allows a bypass of Lost Lake an...