Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Prospect Ponds Natural Area near Arrowhead, CO. The route reaches Wilcox Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,882 – 4,902 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail 40.55600, -105.01945
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
Directions
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Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 4,882–4,903 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Ponds Natural Area
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail · 40.55600, -105.01945
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poudre River Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Wilcox Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Wilcox Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% paved35% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like82°Precip3%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
93°61°
Sun
96°64°
31%
Mon
93°72°
31%
Tue
89°64°
16%
Wed
90°63°
25%
Thu
96°63°
25%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Poudre River Trail Trailhead
- Rigden Reservoir–Big Bass Pond, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Gadwall Pond & Wilcox Viewpoint via Poudre River Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Wilcox Viewpoint–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 4 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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