Hildebrand Ranch Park — Attraction in Littleton

Great variety of terrain. It's very low traffic despite being right in town.

This trail meanders through prairie grassland and turns into a trail in the middle of a subdivision for about a mile. People think they are off trail because of this, so if you're new, use a map or AllTrails to stay on track.

There's a huge parking lot (maybe 80-100 spots and several long slots for campers/trailers. There's also a picturesque barn nearby. Very popular spot for family pictures.

Great for intermediate mountain bikers. Occasionally, you will run into large groups of bikers that are a bit spread out, but almost every MTBer I've run into is very courteous and knows how to share the trail.

While there aren't any remarkable sights on the trail, the whole area provides sweeping views of Denver and the plains as well as the foothills.

If you are looking for a long hike, you can connect with the new Black Bear trail that connects to the Plymouth Mountain trail system in Deer Creek. It is around 14 miles total, so plan...

My friends and I were out on hiking expeditions southwest of Denver, and we stopped at Hildebrand Park. It’s very close to the botanical gardens south of the metro. The park is grassy open spaces, in contrast to the other parks we’d driven through, with some gentle sloping hills. There are trails of varying lengths; because it was late in the afternoon, we opted for a shorter loop. As we walked, we came upon a prairie dog town, and my hiking companions were entranced; they were from the East Coast and had never seen them in the wild! They were adorable, and we stood for a while watching them. They had their sentries with the high-pitched whistles to tell the rest of the community we were there, but we were still able to get close enough to some of them to get good photos. It was a lovely way to end our day of hiking, just outside the Denver metro area. We’ll...

Nice Prairie views. Good for cooler weather because there is no tree cover. The new multi use Black Bear Trail has recently opened and connects to Deer Creek Canyon. The trailhead to trailhead is just under 12 miles and 2500 feet elevation gain. A car shuttle or key exchange is necessary. Most of the trail roll and are steep in a few places. There is a hogback at the top of Hildebrand Open Space and the terrain is steep, rocky and there are a few cliffs. The trail is well constructed and there are only 4 trail junctions, Two Brands, Black Bear, Plymouth Mountain and Plymouth Creek. Plymouth Creek was a sheet of ice and traction devices were needed. This will be one of my new favs! A great variety of habits...