5 Short, Easy Hikes Near Denver
Enjoy the views, minus the exertion, on these five easy hikes, all 1.2 to 2.8 miles long and within about two hours of Denver.
Enjoy the views, minus the exertion, on these five easy hikes, all 1.2 to 2.8 miles long and within about two hours of Denver.
Getting into the backcountry can be hard work, but not every adventure requires extreme exertion. We found six fun and easy ways to enjoy Colorado’s great outdoors without lifting a finger—or pulling a muscle.
From soaking facilities with ADA-compliant lifts to pools with ramps, handrails, and benches, we found a soothing Colorado hot springs experience for nearly every ability and mobility.
RTD is waiving its fares this month to combat air pollution. To help you take advantage of the feel-good moment, we’ve rounded up five of the Front Range’s best outdoor outings reachable by bus and rail.
With singletrack galore, impressive art and food scenes, and (free!) sunset gondola rides, Snowmass Village is more than just a ski destination.
The vistas are even more spectacular when viewed from heated seats.
Disc golf is one of the few pandemic crazes Coloradans aren’t letting go of. If you haven’t gotten in on the chain-rattling action yet, no worries: We’ll tell you where to buy your gear, how to perfect your backhand, which courses across the state should be on your bucket list, and what it takes to go pro from people who actually make money playing the game.
What started as a social outlet during the pandemic became a passion that took one writer from local courses in Denver to the 2021 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Utah.
One of the world’s best disc golfers, Eagle McMahon, grew up playing Colorado’s high-elevation courses. Here, his advice for navigating downhill tee shots, rocky terrain, and disc-eating pine trees.
From private, high-elevation mountain courses to wooded public layouts on the Eastern Plains, Colorado’s best disc golf courses are destinations worth traveling to.
We asked Colorado native Kona Panis what it’s like being a disc golf influencer—and the future of the sport.
Disc golfers are a famously welcoming group, but the quickest way to make friends in the scene is to join a club.
Discmania, one of disc golf’s premier disc makers, collaborates with pro players and a local artist to make limited-edition, collectable discs from its U.S. headquarters in Wellington.
We asked Joe Rovere, the winningest Colorado disc golfer of all time—who also happens to be a middle school robotics teacher in Longmont—to give us a lesson on the way discs soar. Plus: what those four numbers on your disc actually mean.
The Denver area has a plethora of disc golf stores where you can stock up on discs, bags, and merch—and learn more about the growing sport.
These 14 free disc golf courses in the Denver metro area are perfect for new players. Plus: the rules and etiquette you need to know.
The VRBO of adventure guides, 57hours is a platform built for those with outdoor escapades in mind.
Iron paths are popping up across the state to thrillseekers’ delight—and it’s both a good and bad thing.
Whether you’ve just discovered the two-wheeled bliss of mountain biking or consider yourself a seasoned singletracker, there’s tons of fun to be found on Colorado’s newest trails.
The annual competition draws the best-of-the-best in a range of off-road disciplines, but the actual entry requirements are relatively lax. With this year’s event going down at Winter Park, is it time for you to step up to the challenge?
