AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Poudre River Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Poudre River Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Comer, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,712 – 4,741 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44729, -104.86211
Nearest town Comer, CO
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Poudre River Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,711–4,739 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.44729, -104.86211

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 3.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 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-river-trail-out-back-14-km-e4b9

Trail surface

73% paved8% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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