Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Colorado
Larimer County
Fort Collins

Cache la Poudre River – Poudre Trail loop from Century Link

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Colorado
Larimer County
Fort Collins

Cache la Poudre River – Poudre Trail loop from Century Link

Moderate

5.0

(5676)

6,273

riders

Cache la Poudre River – Poudre Trail loop from Century Link

03:24

58.7km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 11.1 km for 3 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

9.72 km

Privy Pond

Lake

2

12.4 km

Spring Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Spring Park, open daily from 6  a.m. to 10  p.m., features a spacious playground, open soccer fields, two baseball fields with a restroom conveniently situated between them, and numerous picnic …

Tip by

3

14.6 km

Edora Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Eldora Park features a whole host of amenities for you to explore and enjoy including: lighted tennis courts, ballfields, and basketball courts, picnic shelters, a children's playground, a Disc Golf …

Tip by

4

15.6 km

The Coterie

Highlight • Natural

The Coterie Natural Area boasts a peaceful dirt trail where hikers can spot prairie dogs native to the area, a protected colony that prompted the city to acquire this open space in 2000.

Tip by

17.3 km

Cattail Chorus

Nature Reserve

19.2 km

Kingfisher Point Natural Area

Nature Reserve

7

23.4 km

Bridge over Poudre River

Highlight • Bridge

Nice bridge over the river, for pedestrians and cyclists.

Tip by

8

26.0 km

Cache la Poudre River

Highlight • River

Known locally as 'Poudre', the Cache la Poudre River is a wonderful sight all along the Poudre Trail. The name of the river comes from French-Canadians, who hid their store …

Tip by

9

30.1 km

This section of the Poudre Trail crosses an amazing box bridge made out of wood and steel beams just past the Butterfly Woods Natural Area. In this riparian (riverside) forest …

Tip by

10

30.5 km

Poudre Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Poudre Trail is a beautiful place for biking along the Poudre River. The river changes personality through the seasons from quiet and calm to loud and raging, so each visit can be a different experience.

Tip by

11

51.8 km

Spring Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This 9-mile trail follows its namesake creek through Fort Collins. Along the way it passes through neighborhoods and parks. It's a great way to traverse the city between its east and west sides.

Tip by

B

58.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Loading

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.9 km

1.36 km

1.17 km

233 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.4 km

4.03 km

1.93 km

390 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (1,570 m)

Lowest point (1,490 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Today

Saturday 27 June

35°C

14°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

guide_signup

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

1

Poudre River Trail

00:48h

12.0km

10m

Explore
RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepackingSitemap
Download the app
Follow Us on Socials

© komoot GmbH

Privacy Policy