This guidebook takes hikers throughout the Colorado Rocky Mountains and their foothills, rivers, and plains. Featuring more than 200 trips, from trails near the state’s Wyoming border to Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, author Alan Apt maps out hikes both long and short, exploring trails accessible from Denver, Boulder, and other Front Range communities. Each hike has it's own map, and includes essential at-a-glance info as well as additional trail-use data such as which trails are suitable for children, dogs, horseback riding, and mountain bikes.
Alan Apt has been roaming Colorado's hills and dales for more than 30 years. He is the author of the bestselling guidebook
Snowshoe Routes: Colorado's Front Range. He is a somewhat reformed peak bagger, who has climbed many of the state's highest summits but also thoroughly enjoys the lakes, vales, and rivers. He is an avid hiker, biker, snowshoer, backcountry skier, kayaker, and backpacker.
Alan is a member of the Colorado Mountain Club and a Sierra Club trip leader, as well as a member of Friends of the Poudre. He is a former Ft. Collins city councilmember, who worked to create the city's Wind Power Program for the Natural Areas and Trails programs and to protect the Poudre River, and is currently on the city's Natural Resources Advisory Board. He is a Colorado Special Olympics and Eldora Ski Area Special Recreation Program volunteer. He is also a National Ski Patrol member, volunteering with the Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol and Snowy Range Ski Area. Alan is a former Ft. Collins Coloradoan newspaper local columnist. He is a technical book publisher by profession, and resides in Fort Collins.