Some of my favorite Colorado hikes...so far

Eccles Pass
Miles RT: 10.25
Elevation change: 2,760' net elevation gain (+2,921' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 9,157' - 11,917'
Good for: everything! one of the best hikes I've done. Pass through a wildflower meadow before climbing the pass, descending down to some beautiful lakes. We got lost trying to make it a loop hike w/ Buffalo Mt trail, recommend doing out-and-back continuing a couple miles after the lakes until you get to the overlook of the waterfalls on the boulder
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Pawnee Lake
Miles RT: 15
Elevation change: 1,983' net elevation gain (+ 2,507' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 8,345' - 10,328'
Good for: backpacking, waterfalls, above treeline views. Nothing isn't gorgeous about this trail. Start on Monarch Lake, pass along the falls, cross meadows and head to the high alpine environment. Don't go to the crowded Crater Lake - there's almost no one at Pawnee Lake
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Chicago Lakes
Miles RT: 9.8
Elevation change: 1,116' net elevation gain (+2,392' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 10,617' - 11,733'
Good for: most beautiful fucking lakes. Very cold, windy, desolate, remote, just above treeline. Feels like the middle of Scotland. Trail is tough because you go down significantly before climbing back up
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Emerald, Nymph, and Dream Lakes
Miles RT: 3.6
Elevation change: 615'
Start - end elevation: 9,475' - 9,705'
Good for: my go-to snowshoe for out-of-towners. Easy trail but big views
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Quandary Peak
Miles RT: 6.2
Elevation change: 3,328' net elevation gain (+3,392' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 10,937' - 14,265'
Good for: crowds, views. It's a tradeoff. But easy for a 14er
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Booth Lake
Miles RT: 8.7
Elevation change: 3,012' net elevation gain (+3,478' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 8,422' - 11,434'
Good for: marmots, pikas. Hike along a valley up to a very picturesque mountain lake near treeline
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Mt. Flora
Miles RT: 6.45
Elevation change: 1,825’ net elevation gain (+2,237’ total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 11,307’ – 13,132’
Good for: late season snow, great views
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Stanley Mountain
Miles RT: 7.7
Elevation: 1,214' net elevation gain (+1,985' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 11,307' - 12,521'
Good for: awesome views - walk on a ridge above treeline for most of it
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Lake Dorothy
Miles RT: 7.3
Elevation change: 1,889' net elevation gain (+2,053' total roundtrip elevation gain)
Start - end elevation: 10,172' - 12,061'
Good for: wildflowers and some of the best views I've seen. nearby 13ers and tons of lakes down below. Trailhead is 4wd only or you can walk/hitch. Super crowded on summer saturdays
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