Poudre River Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Poudre River Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Comer, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Poudre River Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 4,711–4,741 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.44875, -104.86450
Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 22% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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