![]() Take 25% off most gear and up to 40% off past seasons. INSIDER TIP: Up to 40% off OSPREY PACKS during their Memorial Day Sale! Gear up and get ready for long days, warm weather and adventure aplenty. (Amphitheater Campground - Ouray, Colorado) Park in the Amphitheater Campground parking lot to hop on trail #213. Give yourself 3-4 hours for the hike with kids so you can enjoy the falls, check out the mine, and take lots of pictures. Bring a picnic lunch or lots of snacks and plenty of water. In the summer, start your hike in the morning to avoid the hot afternoon sun. This Ouray hike is labeled hard due to a big elevation gain in a short amount of time. ![]() Then continue just outside to see the remnants of the mine. When you reach Chief Ouray Mine, walk straight through the old bunk room and imagine if these walls could speak. We do not recommend taking younger children towards the mine, especially if they won’t heed your voice. After you take a break at the Upper Cascade Falls (1.9 miles into your hike) walk the trail past the waterfall to reach Chief Ouray Mine. Note that when you continue on from Upper Cascade Falls to Chief Ouray Mine, the trail includes some cautious hiking along some ledges. And so can you if you’re a fairly active person. Yes, it’s a steep climb, but our kids and teens hiked it (ages 11-18). The arduous hike to see Upper Cascade Falls, followed by the Chief Ouray Mine promises fantastic vistas and the chance to explore the bunk house of a cool old mine. Trail Length: 4.3 miles Elevation Gain: 1883 feet Route Type: Out and back Difficulty: HardĮat a hearty breakfast before one of the more challenging Ouray hikes listed here. Just be prepared for a difficult hike back up, gaining 742’ in elevation back to the campground. PRO TIP: If you’re camping in Ouray at Amphitheater Campground, you can also hike. The trailhead is reachable from town - just park on the far east end of 8th street. While it is a short hike up, you are to wear good tennis shoes, Chacos, or hiking shoes. This waterfall will be most powerful in early summer - enjoy your time standing in the spray and snapping photos. Just when you’re ready for a breather, you’re there. The quick hike to Lower Cascade Falls is short, but you will huff-and-puff on your way up there. You can literally reach this towering waterfall from Main Street. 2 miles Elevation Gain: 75 feet Route Type: Out and back Difficulty: Easy Hikes in Ouray Colorado LOWER CASCADE FALLs Read on to see why you should base yourself in Ouray Colorado along the Million Dollar Highway for unforgettable hiking and outdoor adventures. Park yourself here for a week and get lost in adventure by day and head out for dinner and drinks in this mountain town’s historic vibrant downtown by night. ![]() Hiking to waterfalls and turquoise blue lakes amid jagged mountaintops, there are so many things to do in Ouray in the San gorgeous Juan Mountains.īesides spectacular Colorado camping and hiking, be sure to add soaking in hot springs, mountain biking, rock climbing, canyoning, jeep rides to old ghost towns, rafting, and fishing to your adventure list. Ouray is also the self-proclaimed Outdoor Recreation Capital of Colorado and Switzerland of America. Naturally, there are more great hikes nearby as well, so we share all our favorites in the area. Ouray Colorado boasts fanatastic hikes, some short and some longer, to see gorgeous falls. The town of Ouray, Colorado sits between Ridgway and Silverton along US Hwy 550 in a fabulous box canyon and showcases numerous waterfalls along this part of the Million Dollar Highway.
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