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CSU Environmental Learning Center

Wilcox Trail via Poudre River Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Wilcox Trail via Poudre River Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in CSU Environmental Learning Center near Arrowhead, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,876 – 4,928 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55247, -105.02953
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
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Wilcox Trail via Poudre River Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,874–4,928 ft

Out & Back · CSU Environmental Learning Center

Trailhead: 40.55247, -105.02953

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Drake & Kansas stop 322 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Poudre River Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Wilcox Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Alden Trail, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wilcox Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftReach Wilcox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alden Trail, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftBear right onto Wilcox Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poudre River Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 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/wilcox-trail-out-back-7-km-615a

Trail surface

61% paved5% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F57°
Feels like80°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°63°
Sun 96°65° 31%
Mon 93°72° 31%
Tue 88°64° 16%
Wed 90°62° 25%
Thu 96°63° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Drake & Kansas stop 322 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Arrowhead, Colorado