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Bookmark or Share- Smoky Hill Trail | Smoky Hill Trail AssociationLearn about the historic Smoky Hill Trail and how it started as a route to the historic Colorado gold fields, running from Atchison, KS to Denver, Colorado. The Smoky Hill Trail Association seeks to preserve the legacy of the Smoky Hill Trail.
- THE SMOKY HILL TRAIL - denverhistoryblogThe Smoky Hill Trail began in 1859, and ran from Atchison, Kansas to Denver. Denver is fourteen miles farther north than Atchison, Kansas. Ideally, you could draw an almost straight line, traveling 590 miles (highway distance) between the two cities.
- Smoky Hill Trail, Colorado - 129 Reviews, Map | AllTrailsExperience this 2.1-mile out-and-back trail near Aurora, Colorado. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 40 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, fishing, and hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
- Smoky Hill Trail - Colfax AvenueThe Smoky Hill Road of today, on which Smoky Hill High School is being built, runs on the ridge of Sampson Gulch and coincides very closely with the Starvation Trail. It gained this nickname because so many people died on this route.
- Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker - Visit AuroraThe Smoky Hill Trail, the shortest route to Denver from Kansas, ran roughly along with parts of what is today Smoky Hill Road. The route, used from the 1850s until 1870, had a 22-mile section known as the "Starvation Trail" due to the lack of food and water along the way.
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