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What is Urban Hiking?

What is Urban Hiking?

by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Urban

What Is Urban Hiking? “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...
5 Great Denver Hikes without a Car

5 Great Denver Hikes without a Car

by Lisa Alonge | Apr 11, 2019 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes

Five Great Denver Hikes without a Car The mountains are calling; but you can’t get there. No worries. Great hikes within Denver just wait for you to jump on them and enjoy the mountains from afar. Here are 5 super hikes in Denver you can access via transit with...
Hiking In Denver Rocky Flats

Hiking In Denver Rocky Flats

by Lisa Alonge | Sep 25, 2018 | 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Northwest Parks

Hiking Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge One of the most beautiful things about urban hiking in Denver is that we have not one, but TWO, national wildlife refuges to escape to for a beautiful plains-oriented hike. The older Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge is...
Walking Denver’s 5280 Loop

Walking Denver’s 5280 Loop

by Lisa Alonge | Aug 14, 2017 | 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Urban

The 5280 Loop is an urban hiking loop within Denver’s city limits that measures 5.280 miles. It’s also a marketing idea put together by the Downtown Denver Partnership to develop a walking/biking path around the city, to link neighborhoods and to connect...
Walking the Southern Half High Line Canal Trail

Walking the Southern Half High Line Canal Trail

by Lisa Alonge | May 14, 2017 | 6+ Miles, History, Neighborhoods

New High Liners Complete the High Line Canal Trail! We finished walking the High Line Canal– all 71 miles of this twisty, turny, serpentine shaped, treasure that runs from Waterton Canyon to Denver International Airport. (To read about our northern portion of...
Half Way. Walking the Northern Half of the High Line Canal

Half Way. Walking the Northern Half of the High Line Canal

by Lisa Alonge | Apr 5, 2017 | 6+ Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Urban

This post was originally written for and posted at The High Line Canal Conservancy blog page. Connecting the Canal–Half Way Mark Half Way. Half way can mean many things to many people, and for the High Liners walking the winter version of the Winter 2016 High...
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