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Whether your dog is big or small, an overweight couch potato or a muscular retriever, Ania Savage has selected the best trails for every type of dog in
Best Hikes with Dogs in Colorado.
These hikes will delight both you and your pet with panoramic views, soft tundra grasses, plenty of flowing water, and unexplored valleys and forests where you might have the trail to yourself.
Savage puts a premium on canine safety, including tips on how to gauge the effect of high altitude and thin air on your dog.
From short day hikes to longer backpacking trips, many trails are clustered along the three highway "corridors" that penetrate the Colorado Rockies, including the foothills near Denver.
They stretch from the Wyoming border to the San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado and west to Grand Junction.