Liberty Cap Trailhead - Hiking area in Grand Junction - 2110 Wildwood Ct, USA

Go clockwise on the corkscrew if you prefer an easier up and steeper down. Trails are well marked. River was dried when went

This is the best hike in GJ in my opinion. It has a lot of elevation change (just under 2K) and even though the signs say 1.5 miles (3 miles round trip) and it’s actually 4 miles round trip, it’s awesome! Its start and even the middle part is kind of meh, but once you start climbing and especially once you reach the switchbacks, it gets awesome. Cool trail. Amazing views. Great scenery. I added a ton of pictures so you can get a feel for the top part of the trail. We have a bunch of kids and they can all (five kids, 18 to 8) make it reasonably easily. It just takes a while. I’d recommend it for anyone looking to experience the Colorado National Monument and looking for some exercise. Climbing to the top of Liberty Cap is a little challenging ever since they took the ladder down. I wouldn’t recommend anyone doing it without some good climbing skills, but it’s certainly doable.

Great local hike for local folks and visitors to the Grand Valley. Plan to spend 2-3 hours for the hike. Need to be in decent shape because there is a good amount of an uphill climbing to do, but we'll worth it.

Awesome place to hike and it's not far from the city. A few different trails to choose from. Keep in mind that the parking lot isn't very big so it's probably not good for RV parking. Good cell reception as well 😁

This is a difficult ascent to Liberty Cap from the Wildwood Trailhead. Great for hiking or trail running. It is 7 miles to the Rim Road Trailhead (14 miles round trip). The .5 miles beyond the Cap are difficult. The next 5 miles is a moderate hike through high desert scrub forest. Great views throughout.

Hiked the foothills and loved every second of it. Grew up on a ranch just east of here. Explored these hills all the time. Took horses up into Ute Canyon years ago.

Great hike near town, quick 4mi loop good for evenings after work. Even when it's 95* during the day, this area cools down nicely. Not enough parking but it's free so I'll take it. Trail recently improved by crew.

As others have said, moderately challenging but beautiful!