Denver Evening Hikes

UPDATED 11/16/25: A small $1.62 annual fee has been implemented to help cover Meetup organizer costs; all members get a 60-day free trial.

If you’re not a fan of early wake up calls, this group is for you!!

*The group’s cash ledger is here for transparency. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-sIRwkrQsShvnhvhy-sb61_SLzAPZgIbrvIdlPW37Xs/edit?usp=sharing*

It costs money to have a Meetup Organizer subscription! Contributions to chip in are greatly appreciated. The ledger is updated as of 11/16/25 with organizer fees and donations.

➡️ This is a laidback hiking group that is SLOW HIKER friendly. Hikes are started as a group & we finish them as a group. We wait for each other. You will be removed if you do not respect this.
➡️ While we normally do not leave anyone behind, I respectfully ask that you only join hikes if you have a similar pace to the group organizer (~30 minute miles for easy trails, ~45-50 minute miles for hard trails). If you are behind the last hiker & have difficulty remaining within eyesight of them, please be prepared to finish the hike solo as we will not be able to wait for a last hiker if they are too far behind. Please also drive solo versus carpooling if hiking paces are not similar. Times for hikes are estimated with plenty of breaks & a slower pace already accounted for - keeping to this pace helps respect everyone’s time.
➡️ Yes, it says Evening! The group has evolved to include many start times, usually not before 8am but there are exceptions where we wake up very early!
➡️ Hikes/walks are 2-10 miles within 3 hours of Denver, with some overnight trips planned in Colorado or neighboring states.
😋 We rarely make reservations for eating after hikes. This means we need to be flexible if a restaurant can’t accommodate us. We usually just choose another place to eat in this case.
➡️Harassment of any form is not allowed. You will be removed if you violate this.
➡️Do not talk about politics, religion, vaccination or any other hot topics. If you discuss something of this nature during a group event (including carpooling), it needs to be surface level & you can’t allow it to escalate.
➡️All are welcome here, as long as you are respectful.

EVENT CANCELLATION:
*Events will be canceled if the weather is not hikeable (rain, thunder or snow storm).
2024 UPDATE: *If the RSVP list drops to below 10 people the day before an event, the event will be cancelled.

*ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR ALL MEMBERS:
The formal attendance policy has been removed as of 11/16/25. However, I do not appreciate constant no-shows or same-day cancellations. Members will be removed from the group on a case-by-case basis. If you are consistently no-showing or same-day cancelling for carpools or hikes, you'll be removed from the group!

Communicate! If you’re unable to attend a hike for any reason, please communicate with the host so that your absence is not counted against your membership.

*LATENESS: we’ll usually wait 5-10 minutes to leave carpools or start hikes. The organizer is usually too occupied & cannot respond to direct messages on an event day - comments are better but there is no guarantee the organizer will respond if the carpool or event has already started. You may need to catch up with us, but our group is on the slower side so it’s doable!

WAITLIST/EVENT CAPACITY: There is always a waitlist for Jefferson county hikes due to their government group size restrictions. There is sometimes a waitlist for other areas due to other group size restrictions or limited parking. Hikes are overbooked because the RSVP number does not reflect the final attendance, as people typically do no-shows and same day cancellations, which is typical for Meetup groups.

Happy hiking, look forward to hiking with you! 🥾⛰