Hike to History: Gravesite of Doc Holliday

Just steps from the Glenwood Hot Springs Hotel & Lodge, you can take a hike to history. The gravesite of one of America’s most celebrated gunslingers, Doc Holliday, sits high on a hill. No one actually knows where the outlaw of the Old West was buried (though it is somewhere in city limits) but it’s still an interesting look into history.

 Directions & Overview: The 1/2 mile climb to the top of Linwood Cemetery starts at the corner of 12th Street & Bennet Avenue. The well marked trail is steep but offers wide open views of the city to keep you surging. Allow 1.5 hours for the round-trip hike as well as time to look around at other gravestones in the area.

 A little about Doc Holliday: Leaving life as a dentist, Doc Holiday moved to Glenwood Springs in 1887 hoping the rumored powers of the mineral springs would cure his tuberculosis. It was here he discovered gambling, booze and guns- which led to his reputation as one of the most remembered outlaws. He died just a few months after moving to Glenwood- though not by gun fight as one might expect. You will learn from his tombstone that he died peacefully in his own bed.