Gadwall Pond & Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Kingfisher Point Natural Area near Arrowhead, CO. The route passes Wilcox Viewpoint before reaching Gadwall Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,882 – 4,944 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail 40.55600, -105.01945
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
Directions
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Gadwall Pond & Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,882–4,945 ft
Out & Back · Kingfisher Point Natural Area
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail · 40.55600, -105.01945
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poudre River Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Wilcox Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Gadwall Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% paved27% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like82°Precip3%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
93°61°
Sun
96°64°
31%
Mon
93°72°
31%
Tue
89°64°
16%
Wed
90°63°
25%
Thu
96°63°
25%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Poudre River Trail Trailhead
- Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rigden Reservoir–Big Bass Pond, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilcox Viewpoint–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 4 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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