Story by Dawn Wilson, Estes Park Trail-Gazette, Colo. • 1mo F eb. 18—Several long-distance through hikes navigate across high-country ridges and into lush meadows in the U.S.

A week-long “high adventure trip” is set to come to Estes Park this week, featuring nature-based leadership-building activities for high schoolers.

Manitou Springs offers 44 hiking trails, including Manitou Incline and the Seven Bridges Trail, with views of Pikes Peak. Estes Park, near Rocky Mountain National Park, has 171 hiking trails ...