Poudre River Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 56 min
Poudre River Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Windsor, CO. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Poudre River Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 56 min
Elevation 4,774–5,005 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.45138, -104.93741
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poudre River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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