Gadwall Pond via Poudre River Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Gadwall Pond via Poudre River Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kingfisher Point Natural Area near Arrowhead, CO. The route reaches Gadwall Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gadwall Pond via Poudre River Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 4,902–4,936 ft
Out & Back · Kingfisher Point Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.57568, -105.02355
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Frontage and Summit View stop 624 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Poudre River Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Gadwall Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Frontage and Summit View stop 624 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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