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Spring Creek Trail – Poudre Trail loop from Mountain & Shields

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Spring Creek Trail – Poudre Trail loop from Mountain & Shields

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(6730)

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Spring Creek Trail – Poudre Trail loop from Mountain & Shields

05:29

81.3km

1,210m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 7, 2026

Tips

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Roosevelt National Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.33 km

Sheldon Lake

Highlight • Lake

This little lake in Fort Collins City Park has a paved lake path which circumnavigates the water, taking you on a loop along the bank.

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5.45 km

The Gardens on Spring Creek

Highlight • Natural

The Gardens on Spring Creek feature 12 acres of botanical gardens and over 300 butterflies in a butterfly house. There are also art exhibits, sculptures, and live music events. This …

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7.67 km

Rolland Moore Park

Highlight • Rest Area

This little park has a couple of shelters, a playground, a four-plex lighted ball field, a horseshoe pit, and courts for basketball, volleyball and tennis.

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8.20 km

Ross Natural Area

Nature Reserve

8.79 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.

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11.3 km

Spring Canyon Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Spring Canyon Park is nestled at the base of the foothills below Horsetooth Reservoir between Taft Hill Road and Overland Trail Road. There are numerous paved trails around the park, …

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74.5 km

Lions' Open Space

Nature Reserve

75.0 km

Bridge over the Cache la Poudre River

Highlight • Bridge

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 …

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75.4 km

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.

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78.9 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 …

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81.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.3 km

21.9 km

1.27 km

827 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.1 km

39.6 km

1.13 km

539 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,430 m)

Lowest point (1,520 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 1 July

33°C

13°C

33 %

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Spring Creek Trail – Poudre Trail loop from Mountain & Shields

Sheldon Lake

The Gardens on Spring Creek

Rolland Moore Park

Spring Creek Trail

Spring Canyon Park

Bridge over the Cache la Poudre River

Poudre Trail

Cache la Poudre River

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