~20mi hike within a couple hours of Denver

[fngTony]

It’s a possibility but then we need to coordinate that too.

True but there’s 56,392 local roksliders that you could ask

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I was looking back through a notebook of hikes I did during the years I lived and worked in Colorado…..every single hike I did for that 3.5 year involved climbing 14ers or other mountains. I never even thought much about it.

 

[TaperPin]

I earned a merit badge for a rich client’s son by building a big composting bin without the kid’s help. My hat’s off to you for actually doing the 20 miles. For anyone young or old, 20 miles is a good walk. It will change his perspective going forward and open up some long hikes he otherwise wouldn’t attempt. Good job.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I was looking back through a notebook of hikes I did during the years I lived and worked in Colorado…..every single hike I did for that 3.5 year involved climbing 14ers or other mountains. I never even thought much about it.

I’d do some 14rs if he wanted but he said no on that thought so we’ll cruise a lil lower.

 

[Aeromoto]

How about the High Lonesome Loop by Nederland or the Junco Loop by Grand Lake? There's also the Peaks to Plains trail that's mostly downhill. I know they are working on sections of it in Clear Creek Canyon between Golden and Blackhawk. Not much of a hike though.