Hike recommendations for moderately experienced hikers
Hey all! My husband and I are traveling to RMNP on June 6-11. There's a lot of different hikes to choose from, so looking for some recommendations! We'd consider ourselves moderately experienced. We live near the AT, so we frequently do day hikes on it. We are not backpackers, so we're looking for day hikes only. I'd say we'd do max 7-9 miles for one hike, so anything below that threshold we're open to!
We personally seem to be more interested in hikes with great views of the surrounding areas/mountains as compared to the lake hikes. I'm not sure if the All Trails pictures aren't doing the lakes justice or what, but they don't seem as appealing to us compared to hikes with more of a lookout, but if they truly are spectacular please let us know!
We're specifically looking for some hike recommendations on the west/north side of the park. We booked the trip in a hurry and didn't realize the most popular hikes were on the east/north side of the park. We're staying down in Granby, so it's not logical for us to get all the way to the other side of the park every day we're there. However, we still want to get out that way so throw out recommendations for the east/north side as well!
We're also considering taking a day to go up to State Forest State Park, so any recommendations for there would be appreciated as well. If there is anything else to do besides hiking, especially closer to Granby or south of there, that's worth it let us know. Thanks for the help and input!