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Moderate Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park

Enjoy some of the intermediate level hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park. These hikes will take you to some beautiful places and will generally take a few hours to half a day.

Lulu City

Follow the Colorado River along a gently-climbing trail until you reach Lulu City, the site of an abandoned village that was used as a base for gold mining in the late 1800s. Though there is little sign of the village today, the meadow setting with the river running through it is a great place for a picnic and watching wildlife...

Emerald Lake

This is one of the most popular hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park, as it provides you with quick and fairly easy access to two of the park’s most beautiful lakes. You will first pass Dream Lake and then continue up to Emerald Lake, which lies right below two awe-inspiring peaks that rise up dramatically from the edge of the lake...

Ouzel Falls

Hike along a gentle path by the side of North Saint Vrain Creek as it makes its way through the deep forests of Wild Basin. The trail passes by the impressive Calypso Cascades and then winds through open forest before climbing up to beautiful Ouzel Falls...

For additional moderate hikes check out Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: The Essential Guide. In this guide you'll find 36 moderate hikes that will take you into gorgeous places throughout the park. It also contains many more challenging as well as easier hikes to get you into nearly every corner of the park. This guide was voted best travel guide of the year by the highly respected Independent Book Publishers Association and it contains all the information you need to have an amazing hiking experience in Rocky Mountain National Park.