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Cattail Chorus

Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Spring Creek Trail via Poudre River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Spring Creek Trail via Poudre River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Cattail Chorus near Arrowhead, CO. The route reaches Spring Creek Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,902 – 4,974 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57568, -105.02355
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
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Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Spring Creek Trail via Poudre River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 4,901–4,972 ft

Out & Back · Cattail Chorus

Trailhead: 40.57568, -105.02355

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Frontage and Summit View stop 624 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Poudre River Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftPass Spring Creek Fishing Pond.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftReach Spring Creek Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.9 miBear left onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 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/spring-creek-fishing-pond-spring-creek-fishing-pond-out-back-3-lakes-11-km-9937

Trail surface

71% paved24% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F57°
Feels like83°Precip3%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°62°
Sun 96°65° 29%
Mon 93°72° 29%
Tue 88°64° 16%
Wed 90°62° 25%
Thu 96°63° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Frontage and Summit View stop 624 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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