Spring/Summer/Fall Hiking Trips
Wonderful wildflowers 1.0
Welcome to Wonderful Wildflowers! Rocky Mountain National Park is home to hundreds of wildflowers, which grow at different times of the year in different ecosystems based on elevation. We will follow the wildflowers and explore and discover the wildflowers together. We’ll start off at the Estes Park Mountain Shop where you’ll receive your very own Wildflower Field Journal. We’ll take half an hour to design your journal cover and discuss ways to log and draw your field notes. Then we’ll head to Rocky Mountain National Park and take you on a 2-2.5 hour casual hike to look for, discuss, snap photos, and record in your Wildflower Field Journal all the wildflowers we find! Journals and writing/drawing tools are provided.
Ages: 14+
Hike Rating: Beginner
Perfect For: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, wildflowers, wildlife, field journals
Night Hike 'n Stars 2.0
On this night hike we will hike further than our family-friendly, Night Hike N' S'mores, but we will still use our night vision to travel and learn about all the ongoings at night, including viewing the moon and constellations.
Ages: 14+
Hike Rating: Beginner
Perfect For: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Constellations, Milky Way, stories, night vision, s'mores
NIGHT HIKE N' S'MORES 1.0
Let's take a walk in the dark! Each night brings a new experience. The moon is changing. The clouds are changing. Sometimes the night is lit up. Sometimes it's pitch black. Let our guides lead you in the dark and build up our night vision, tell stories, share the night sky, and end the night with s'mores over a camp stove!
Ages: 8+
Hike Rating: Beginner
Perfect For: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: S'mores, hot cocoa, activities, constellations, Milky Way, stories, night vision
Into the Clouds 1.0
"Tundra" refers to treeless. Where do you have a treeless environment? Up really, really high! Starting at 7,500' of elevation, we will drive almost 4,000' in elevation (20 miles) to up above 11,400' in elevation and hike on the tundra where no trees grow because it's so high up! We will hike the Ute Trail off of the world's highest paved, continuous road in the United States, Trail Ridge Road (one of America's scenic byways). On this hike, you will be what we call around here, "on top of the world!"
Ages: 8+
Hike Rating: Beginner
Perfect for: Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, wildlife, wildflowers, history
WILD WATERFALLS 1.0
These trails are perfect for the little ones, grandparents, and those new to hiking and just wanting to experience their first trail for a short distance. There will be plenty of insects and wildlife to look for and entertain the littles, explanation of the area and water for the adults, and just the awe of the beautiful land around us.
Ages: 0+
Hike Rating: Family-friendly, Beginner
Perfect for: Family-friendly, Beginner
Highlights: Photo ops, bugs, animal tracks, activities, wildlife, scenic views, waterfalls
WILD WATERFALLS 2.0
Rocky Mountain National Park is a lush and wet environment with streams and waterfalls galore! Lets hike together and follow rivers and streams to iconic waterfalls and make this year's Christmas card a special one! Along the way we'll learn about the history of the area and about it's trees, flowers, and wildlife, and teach you about the dangers of the awe-inspiring flowing water straight from the mountains themselves!
Ages: 12+
Hike Rating: Intermediate
Perfect For: Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, majestic waterfalls, wildlife, wildflowers, history
Magical Mountain Lakes 1.0; Family-Friendly
Wish you could take the kids hiking, but want to enjoy the scenery yourself? Sign-up for our family friendly hikes! Our staff are great with children and will explore the mountains with them looking for animal tracks, scat, bugs, and discover trees and flowers, while hiking by mountain lakes and/or waterfalls! All you have to do is come along, take the pictures, breathe the fresh mountain air, (and change your babies diapers)! These hikes are perfect for Grandma and Grandpa, too!
Ages: 0+
Hike Rating: Family-friendly, Beginner
Perfect for: Family-friendly, Beginner
Highlights: Photo ops, activities, bugs, animal tracks, wildlife
MAGICAL MOUNTAIN LAKES 2.0
With over 150 lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park, your Instagram is just waiting for it's best story yet! With stunning backdrops of sheer mountains and cliffs and it's reflection in the lakes' waters, this will be an unforgettable hike! Follow your guide on a hike into a magical land, learn about the area's history and it's local trees, plants, and wildlife, find yourself, or lose yourself (metaphorically speaking) and create a memory to last a lifetime! And for the fisherperson, bring along your fly rod to throw in a few casts and see if you catch one of the many trout that inhabit Rocky's mountain lakes! *(State and Federal laws and permits apply to fishing on your own on this trip).
Ages: 12+
Hike Rating: Intermediate
Perfect For: Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, pristine mountain lakes, wildlife, wildflowers, history
HIKE FARTHER 2.0
Whether you're an avid hiker or have gotten acclimated this week, we will hike to the outskirts of the main hiking trails and get into the sub-alpine terrain to a mountain lake. This hike is for those who have experience at elevation or have acclimated by completing two, 6-8 mile hikes this week (or similar), feel comfortable hiking in various terrains (both maintained and un-maintained trails), and are injury-free. This is considered an "all-day hike".
Ages: 16+
Hike Rating: Advanced
Rated: Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, pristine mountain lakes, wildlife, wildflowers, history
Hiking for Beers 2.0
Have you ever been out hiking on an adventure and thought, "hmmm...it would be nice to meet other adventurists like myself"? Well, this is the place for you. This hike is for adults 21 years and older. We host this hike on Sunday mornings because the outdoors is OUR church. And best of all, it's our Happy Hour! Not only is this hike on Happy Hour prices, we will hit up one of our local breweries after the hike and relax together over a cold brew.
Ages: 21+ only
Hike Rating: Intermediate, Advanced
Rated: Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, wildlife, wildflowers, history, beer
SUMMIT FEVER 2.0
Getting to the top of a mountain peak is like nothing else. There's a huge sense of accomplishment that you may have never known existed and there's just something about making it to the top that makes you want to summit your next peak as soon as possible; even though you were just breathing hard and your legs were so tired. Let our guides lead you to the top of a peak and help you make your dreams a reality.
Ages: 12+
Hike Rating: Intermediate
Perfect For: Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, scenic views, wildlife, wildflowers, history
Autumn & Aspens; Fall Foliage Hike 1.0; family-Friendly
We love fall here in the Rocky Mountains and we love to share the trails with your family even more! There is so much to see and learn and do while hiking among the fall colors and not only will your children love it, you will too!
Ages: 0+
Hike Rating: Family-friendly, Beginner
Perfect for: Family-friendly, Beginner
Highlights: Photo ops, fall colors, bugs, animal tracks, wildlife, scenic views, mountain lake and/or waterfall, activities
Autumn & Aspens; Fall Foliage Hike 2.0
Colorado is surrounded by the largest living single organism in the world; Aspen trees! Millions flock to Colorado each year to witness their beauty during the "changing of the colors" as groves of Aspen trees brighten the mountainsides all across Colorado in bright yellows and oranges! It is a sight to behold and only lasts for a limited time! Don't miss out on your Aspen tree hike amongst the vivid colors!
Ages: 12+
Hike Rating: Intermediate
Perfect for: Intermediate, Advanced
Highlights: Photo ops, fall colors, scenic views, mountain lake and/or waterfall, wildlife, history
BUILD YOUR OWN HIKE
Not finding what you're looking for in our offered trips? Call or email us today and we'll work with you on how we can make a trip that works for you. At Tundra Tours we realize you're committed to your vacation schedule and are trying to accommodate everyone with you and we can help take the load off. And if we can't offer what you're looking for, we will do our part to help connect you with a local company who potentially can.