Colorado Trails Front Range Region: Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails

From Pueblo in the south to Fort Collins in the north, breathtaking scenic vistas, centuries- old ghost towns, and an untold number of recreational opportunities beckon just off of Interstate 25. Colorado Trails Front Range Region contains 42 scenic backroads and 4-wheel drive trails along the Front Range including trails near Fort Collins, Boulder, Idaho Springs, Denver, Colorado Springs, Canon City, and Rocky Mountain National Park-- perfect for planning a memorable outdoor adventure. Visit an intact nineteenth-century schoolhouse. Follow old railroad grades that were once Indian travel routes. Explore the ghost town of Nevadaville. Drive to the summit of Colorado's most famous fourteener. Driving directions include GPS coordinates and all trails are rated for difficulty, mileage, driving time, and more. Descriptions highlight ideal places to camp, hike, mountain bike, fish, and sightsee. Trail maps are topographic.

Peter Massey grew up in the outback of Australia. After retiring from a career in investment banking at the age of thirty five, he served as a director at a number of companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. He moved to Colorado in 1993.

Jeanne Wilson was born and grew up in Maryland. After moving to New York City in 1980, she worked in advertising and public relations before moving to Colorado in 1993.

After traveling extensively in Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa, the authors covered more than 80,000 miles touring the United States and the Australian Outback between 1993 and 1997. This experience became the basis for creating the Backcountry Adventures and Trails guidebook series.

Angela Titus was born in Missouri and grew up in Virginia, where she attended the University of Virginia. She traveled extensively throughout the western states, pursuing her interests in four-wheeling, hiking and mountain biking. She moved to Alabama and worked for Southern Living Magazine traveling, photographing and writing about the southeastern U.S. She moved to Colorado to join the Adler Publishing team in 2002.

Since research for the Backcountry Adventures and Trails books began, Peter, Jeanne, and Angela have traveled more than 100,000 miles throughout the western states.