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Hiking in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Hiking in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
There are 15 miles of hiking trails in the park.
Petrified Forest Loop. This easy 1 mile loop leads through the ancient bed of Lake Florissant. Multiple petrified stumps are on the side of the trail, including the most famous, the Big Stump (38 feet around). A 0.1 mile side trip leads to the Scudder excavation pit, where paleontologists are extracting fossils from the exposed shale to this day.
Ponderosa Loop. Wheelchair accessible 0.5 mile trail leading through the modern forest, passing by many culturally modified trees (bark removed by Native Americans for food).
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