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Rocky Mountain National Park

Poudre Lake & Cache la Poudre Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Poudre Lake & Cache la Poudre Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. The route reaches Poudre Lake. It climbs 590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10,155 – 10,765 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cache la Poudre Trail 40.42535, -105.80527
Nearest town Gaskil, CO
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Poudre Lake & Cache la Poudre Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 10,154–10,764 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Cache la Poudre Trail · 40.42535, -105.80527

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cache la Poudre Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Poudre Lake.
  3. 5.4 miReach Poudre Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poudre-lake-cache-la-poudre-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Gaskil, Colorado