by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Urban
“Urban Hiking” keeps popping up as the fastest growing trend in hiking. But what, exactly, is an urban hike? When you want to get outside, or you may not have personal transportation, or you don’t want to drive all the way to the trailhead, maybe...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, East Neighborhoods, History, Neighborhoods
Taking an Urban Hike through Grand South Park Hill Park Hill was the mastermind of the quirky and bizarre Baron von Winckler, who fled Prussia in embarrassment and died with a flourish. In between, he built Park Hill, taunted his neighbors, failed at the races, and...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Northeast Neighborhoods, Urban
An Urban Hike through Denver’s Conflicted Affair with MLK, Race Relations, and the KKK Park Hill’s giant footprint to the east of City Park is actually divided into three “official” neighborhoods according to the City of Denver. For this walk...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, Neighborhoods
An Enjoyable Urban Hike Through Denver’s Favored Park, Wash Park If you were to say, “Where’s Washington Park?” to someone in Denver, you’d get a few screwy looks. Although officially named after our first president, locals have...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 9, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, East Neighborhoods, History, Neighborhoods, Urban
Madame CJ Walker Takes the Stage on this Urban Hike through Whittier and Skyland Tucked just east of Five Points is a pair of neighborhoods people often overlook while cruising Martin Luther King Blvd. But that’s a shame; Whittier and Skyland have something to...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 8, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, History, Neighborhoods, Urban
An Urban Hike with Trains! Trails! Tales! at Union Station Denver Union Station neighborhood, which is basically what the locals call “LoDo,” is a small and very dense neighborhood around Union Station. If you’ve ever taken the train into Union...
