Reviews of Horsethief Park Trailhead (Park)

RHonda Grimes

The pancake rocks cutoff is one of our very favorites! The view is amazing of the valley especially when the aspens turn. Elevation gain is serious but doable if you stay persistent and it's SO worth it!

Mindy Maulis

A little slippery with loose gravel, though first part, but very pretty!

Roger Pavkov

Close to Cripple Creek - easier climb and some tougher climbs

Bob Kane

Beautiful views.

Tatiana Erickson

What a great experience!! I was even able to take my 3 year old toddler and he did fine!

Haley Jane

Cool picture spot!! Great trails!

Corey Mosteller

Beautiful hike

Katie Mathews

Adventure can be found here. Bring friends!

Angelo Cruz

Keep hiking

Lidia Sandoval

Nice trails

Scott Yates

Nice area, very clean and quiet.

Christopher Hovanetz

Good hike up to Pancake Rocks

Jeffrey Wagner

Great hiking trail Remember, it is at altitude so pace yourself accordingly. In the mountains, so weather can change without notice and beware the sun

Mark Barnes

Great Place !!!

Ryans here

Good place for some photos and to stretch your legs.

Melissa Baglio

Easy to miss the small parking lot on the side of road but the trail is amazing. Lightly traveled in winter, full of beautiful snow and peaceful walks. Many options from this trailhead, Pancake Rock and the Horsethief Falls. There are clearly marked trails and signs to keep you going in the right direction.

Drew Hust

Beautiful, moderate difficulty hike up to Pancake Rocks, but the view is worth it. Not overly crowded early morning, but parking area can fill quick. Hike is up-hill so might take about 2 hours to get there depending on fitness level (took me about 90m). Bring lots of water and a good pair of shoes with good traction. Dogs are allowed.

Zlyback innex

Awesome hike! Was long and some parts are pretty steep but our 6yo made it through and loved it. We're glad we made it to the top. There weren't too many people on the trail, but a couple of them had dogs off leash, so keep that in mind.

Chickenrancher04 Allen

Loved it a lot. Such a good trail loved the old mine too.

Renea Lents

Awesome view!

Marilyn Mahar

Great experience, so much to see

Keith Asp

Great hike beautiful views.

jay miller

Sweet hidden hike gem.

Americus Maximus

Great trail. Easy parking. Micro spikes were helpful on the way down.

Jonathan Suddarth

My favorite

Kristin Bailey

I was actually here a few years ago, but it is a nice trail with an interesting history and a beautiful waterfall

Julie Matthews

Great place for a walk. Loved the Fall leaves.

shag

it was a beautiful view.lots to see.too many people though.....

Troy Kitt1

Nice waterfalls, should be in decent physical shape

Dennis Garrett

Wide trail for a ways. Very easily identified trail.

Robert Morris

I love it here

K J

Great place to hike

Leslie Rezgui

Great hike to pancake rocks or a shorter one to horsethief falls.

Danny Westfall

Great hike, especially going up beyond the falls or out to pancake rocks. A bit hard to see trail in some of these locations.

David Millis Jr

Gorgeous

Donna Finley

Cool place to explore, I still remember when the ol' tunnel was open to traffic.

Billy Hansen

Nice view from the Pancake Rocks. Good training hike for 14ers.

Micah Anderson

I did horse thief falls and pancake rock, if your just doing the falls it's about 2 miles there and back and it's an easy hike 10/10 would recommend.

Jose Mateos

Very nice walk to the waterfall. Had to leave wife and kids but my friends and I made it there and back in an hour.

Caleb Iamkui

An amazing trail that is quiet and offers some amazing scenery. Beware of slippery rocks but worth the climb.

Kyle Kilgore

This was a beautiful hike! Love that the dogs could be off leash!

Mattgruff

Nice hike that isn't too difficult. If you want a little more challenge follow the trail until it breaks off to Pancake Rocks or continue in to the falls if you want to keep it nice and easy.

Patrick Wentzel

Nature for the win. Trail head parking can get crowded. Trails are well marked and easy to follow. There is significant incline on these trails.

Dennis Ostrander

Excellent trail. Moderate hike.

Beth Dorathy

It was very beautiful

Lawrence Vance

There's all kinds of trails to go wandering around on the view is beautiful and you just can't beat it.

Angel Thornhill

It was a good hike. The traffic is loud until you get farther from the hike. We had our 4 yr old with us and she was able to handle it. It starts out steep but then levels off. What's with people bagging up dog poop and leaving it? Like, if you're not going to take it why leave the plastic pollution? Poop by itself at least would eventually break down...so bizarre...

Dave Illingworth

Easy hike, great falls at the end.

Christina Seel

The parking for horsetheif trailhead is a bit small, but so far, I've always found a spot. The weekends might be tricky. From the trailhead, you can reach either pancake rocks or horsetheif falls. To get to both, the hike starts with a few steep switchbacks. The first time I came here, I did the pancake rock hike. For me, it was a slightly difficult but very enjoyable hike. I was definitely already hurting on the way down. The scenery changes throughout the hike which I love. Shady tree-covered paths, a running stream, steep switchbacks, open fields and various rock formations. There was still some snow on the ground a few weeks ago so it doesn't hurt to bring yaktrax. Also, I think the trail could be marked a bit better. I got confused quite a few times on the way up as did other hikers who asked me for directions on my way down. I did horsetheif falls yesterday and it's a much easier more relaxing hike. The small waterfall was cool to see at the end but don't expect anything major! My dog enjoys both of these hikes. No trash cans at the trailhead.

Rayleen Ortiz

Beautiful drive.

Mark Marrazo

Wow

Cheryl Walker

Beautiful hike

Sean Schiebout

Pretty hike. First third is steep with loose rock, the rest has beautiful alpine meadows and interesting rock formations. The falls are worth it. Will hike again.

Ashley Triplett

Great hike for the dogs or an overnight camp.

Marcus Forelius

Had a great hike with my mom. Perfect for all abilities as what it may lose in difficulty it makes up for in scenery. We got there early and saw no one till we were headed back from pancake rocks. This would be an awesome hike year round

Joe Davis

Fairly easy hike but lots of snow and ice at top near falls (which were frozen)

Lucas Silva

Beautiful scenery lovely hike

Cheyne Felter

I was there about 4 weeks ago and the trail was pretty well defined but rough if you are not use to the incline. The little waterfalls and stream on the north side of the trail was pretty nice at the end of May, beginning of June and finding it isn't hard if you listen to the sound of the water from the trail.

Stevan Baker

If you are a flatlander like me (Texas), take a slow pace. This hike can crush you like a pancake if your not used to this activity. Take your time up to Pancake Rocks, they are great. Makes you feel like you're the king of the world. It is a HIKE. Make sure you have water. Well worth the trip.

Jonathon Murphy

Love pancake rocks! Challenging and fun hike

JJ Ray

An ok trail to hike. About a mile uphill and then it flattens out. The trail is very thin and difficult to pass others in front of you.

mikesxoom

Nice hike with plenty of parking. The hike is moderate at first then flattens out. Nice meadow in the middle and the falls are nice. Yes they are not huge but very secluded. I can image horse thief's hiding here if that is in fact the story. I did it later in the day and the setting sun cast nice soft light on the area.

Erinn Miles

Great trail - but many off leash dogs : (.

Stormin Norman

Great hiking spot. Awesome views at the top with about 600 ft in elevation gain to the waterfall.

Christopher Bolander

Absolutely beautiful drive and hiking area through the mountains

curt kauer

First half mile is hardest grade

Fire Mechanic and Dad

Beautiful views.

Oscar Alamilla

Love this Beautiful trail a lot to see good exercise and best when to come at the changing of the Aspen trees leafs

Megan Czojor

Beautiful area and a good trail to hike.

Sara Davis

Horsethief trail to Pancake rocks is a fun and scenic hike! The first two miles are a decent incline, which I was not aware of, and would have been good to know since I brought along a low altitude, out of town guest who struggled a little. But it does eventually flatten out a bit with a final short incline to the pancakes. On a clear day, you'll enjoy the view of the Rockies off in the West. There are also boulders to climb on along the trail.

Jeanette Malone

Wonderful hike with spectacular views at the top! Challenging inclines, more Moderately difficult than just moderate. But well worth the hike!

spiralEyedGhost

an incredibly immersive experience during the Autumn time.. there are little 'pit stops' along the highway as well, that you can pull up and do what you do. great hiking spot here! this is my personal photography, yes.. be well.

Trail Vision

Beautiful trail but it was covered in snow and ice. Best used from June to September.

Dustin Blevins

By far one of my most favorite hikes in Colorado. I wish I could go more than once a week. If you have the spare time I highly recommend this hike for all levels of hikers

Taryn Graf

Nice parking area off of the side of the road. Really nice trails, though pancake rocks can be a bit of a challenge for less seasoned hikers. Horsethief falls was flowing nicely today!

Jim Lavelle

Great, nice hike, kids can do it too.. Falls are ok

BAnAnA Ortiz

Loved the trail. We went all the way to pancake rocks, the views there were amazing. It was challenging for sure but totally worth it.

John B

Light on parking, but only because everyone knows how great the hike is.

Suzanne Bustamante

Always a beautiful hike.

Jonathan Williams

Pretty good trail

Danny Kirby

Good hiking trail. We took the kids and played in the snow. Very pretty and good kept trail.

Sarah Jacobsen

Love this trail....try to run it every week.

Julia Mac

Amazing time

Caroline Bishop

Always take guests on this trail, beautiful and just enough elevation to make me look like a Super athlete in comparison to my wheezing friends and family

Palyn Peterson

I love this area so much! The red pines smell amazing--give them a sniff and you'll melt.

C. Smampson

Really clean trail. A good 6 miles up and back, going up about 1,000 ft. Tough at some parts going up, but we were also a group of people from a much lower altitude anyways. Good sights on the way up and at the top. Would hike again.

George Jones

Fantastic, casual hike with outstanding views. Venture to horse thief falls or pancake rock!

david Hansen

Look how amazing