AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cattail Chorus

Poudre River Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Poudre River Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cattail Chorus near Arrowhead, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,902 – 4,958 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55988, -105.04575
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
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Poudre River Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,901–4,957 ft

Out & Back · Cattail Chorus

Trailhead: 40.55988, -105.04575

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Prospect & Riverside stop 788 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 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-bba2

Trail surface

73% paved12% dirt1% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F63°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 91°64° 18%
Mon 91°70° 18%
Tue 89°64° 16%
Wed 91°65°
Thu 87°67° 18%
Fri 95°63° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prospect & Riverside stop 788 m from the trailhead

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