The Vail Hiker Hiking and back country ski/snowshoe trails in Colorado's Vail Valley with trail directions, maps and photos.

The Vail Hiker features trails for hikers & skiers

THE
VAIL HIKER

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"The Vail Hiker is a must resource for hiking in the Gore Range and Holy Cross Wilderness areas." - The Denver Post

50 Trails to Wildlife Havens, Flower Retreats, Ghost Towns and Panoramic High Passes

 

 

 

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Vail's Best- Selling Book!

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Discover the  Rockies in the Pristine Wilderness Around Vail, Colorado

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Vail's Verbatim Booksellers store reports that THE VAIL HIKER is their best-selling title, even topping the Harry Potter books.

 

Explore the Holy Cross and Gore Range Wilderness Areas

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Exciting News: THE VAIL HIKER, now published in a revised, updated edition, has increased from forty to fifty trails for hikers, cross-country skiers and snowshoers.

    New hikes range from the challenging Commando Run, established during World War II for training skiing soldiers from Camp Hale, to the rewarding Village to Village trail on beautiful Beaver Creek Mountain.

    The brand-new revised and updated version of the popular guidebook, THE VAIL HIKER, is now available! Order today!

 
 Find great trail ideas in the new edition of THE VAIL HIKER.

Trail of the Season: For description and directions, click here.

High Altitude Hiking Tips: click here

Hikers will enjoy The Vail Hiker’s alpine lakes, waterfalls ghost towns, panoramic high passes, special hikes for kids and winter ski/snowshoe trails.

 Book features:                 topo maps
   
                                             great photos
   
                                             fold-out overall map
   
                                             companion book to The New 

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