Canvasback Pond via Poudre River Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Canvasback Pond via Poudre River Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Kingfisher Point Natural Area near Andersonville, CO. The route reaches Canvasback Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Canvasback Pond via Poudre River Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,912–4,946 ft
Out & Back · Kingfisher Point Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.58686, -105.05706
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Lemay & Magnolia stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Poudre River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Timberline Rd MUP, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Canvasback Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Poudre River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lemay & Magnolia stop 203 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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