The killer scenery alone would make Alderfer/Three Sisters Park in Evergreen a top pick for getting in a good trail run, but this 1,127-acre park — with its fifteen miles of trails and ample parking at either trailhead — features a variety of trail types, from easy and level to steep, steep, steep and rutted and rocky. Plan a weekday jaunt, because that's when you're likely to have the sections farther from the trailheads all to yourself. When you need a break from the blazing sun, pull over into the dense old-growth ponderosa pine, and be sure to stop at the top for the Continental Divide views. There are nice restrooms at the trailheads, which start at 5136 South Le Masters Road to the west and 30357 Buffalo Park Road in Evergreen to the east.
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