Kyger Reservoir via Poudre River Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Kyger Reservoir via Poudre River Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Windsor, CO. The route reaches Kyger Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kyger Reservoir via Poudre River Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,777–4,992 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.45249, -104.93249
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Poudre River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Kyger Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Poudre River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Poudre River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Eaton Ditch MUP via Poudre River Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Jodee Reservoir via Poudre River Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Kyger Reservoir–Jodee Reservoir, 3 lakes 8.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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