Location: Grand Junction
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Top 5 Hiking Trails in Grand Junction, Colorado (CO)
Flanked by lakes, mountains and intriguing rock formations, Grand Junction offers a different side of Colorado. Mild weather year-round creates an agricultural oasis for 22 different wineries. Mountain bike along winding desert trails, wine and dine next to majestic rivers, and peruse a variety of shops, galleries and boutiques. For breathtaking natural beauty, don’t miss Grand Mesa National Forest and Colorado National Monument’s 23-mile stretch of scenic overlooks.
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1. Canyon View Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 135 reviews
Reviewed By E377GVstepheng - Grand Junction, United States
Every time the 8 yr old grandkids visit, we must take them to the playground at Canyon View. There’s nothing like it in the Valley.
2. Tabeguache Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By SarahTSears - Westminster, United States
This is a great walk, although we had just a touch of trouble staying on the trail we were attempting. It's a loop, which is always extra fun. In fact, a lot of these trails are called Lunch Loops. There are a lot of mountain bikers. It's a vast desert landscape and along the high routes you can see beauty and geologic layers in all directions.
3. The Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By 767harveyb - Newburgh, United States
Say hello to Mr & Mrs idiot. We went on this hike for our 33 anniversary. Good first. Saw a beautiful wild horse and 10 big horn sheep. Great views all the way. Please follow this advice. Get the COTREX app before you go, it saved us and is free and don’t need service. Our mistake was the going down part, we did the loop and as soon as we started down Hoodoo we knew we were in trouble. We were heading to coal canyon trail but the very steep downhill got us. When you hit Coal canyon trail BLM 300 it is sand so walking was very hard after the downhill. We ended up calling 911 for a ride out for our safety. Just be prepared with water and watch your miles. I calculated 13 miles in 6 hours. We ended up 18 miles as per fit bit in 10 hours. Not bad for 62 ish hikers.
4. Western Colorado Botanical Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By 719karenj - Colorado Springs, United States
It was a botanical garden during winter during COVID. We made a reservation for a time slot, were escorted through the butterfly room (with butterflies that were still drying their wings), then got to walk the rest on our own. We saw some beautiful flowers that reminded us of Hawaii. The cat came out to greet us ... as did a turtle... We wandered outside, read signs, took pictures, and jumped into the Pokemon gyms. We had lunch in the parking lot. A good start to the day. Estimated time 30-60 minutes.
