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Prospect Ponds Natural Area

Poudre River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Poudre River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Prospect Ponds Natural Area near Arrowhead, CO. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,889 – 4,922 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Poudre River Trail 40.55873, -105.02319
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
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Poudre River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,887–4,922 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Ponds Natural Area

Trailhead: Poudre River Trail · 40.55873, -105.02319

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Sharp Point & March stop 714 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Poudre River Trail, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km-62de

Trail surface

70% paved26% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sharp Point & March stop 714 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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