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Fossil Creek – Prospect Ponds Natural Area loop from Fossil Ridge High School

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Fossil Creek – Prospect Ponds Natural Area loop from Fossil Ridge High School

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Fossil Creek – Prospect Ponds Natural Area loop from Fossil Ridge High School

05:03

86.1km

330m

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 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 71.9 km for 203 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.23 km

Redtail Grove Natural Area

Nature Reserve

9.15 km

Fossil Creek

Highlight • River

Here you are within sight of Fossil Creek. This river is a natural habitat for many birds and has encouraged the creation of a natural area of tranquility for wildlife. The trail crosses this sanctuary.

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24.8 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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25.2 km

Lions' Open Space

Highlight • River

This is a beautiful, clean park along the La Poudre River with ample parking and access to the paved Poudre River Trail.

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76.1 km

Cattail Chorus Natural Area

Highlight • Natural

Cattail Chorus Natural Area is known for a diverse population of birds, both migrant and resident. There is a paved path that winds though small ponds and offers runners ample opportunities to spot wildlife.

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77.5 km

Little Causeway Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

This is a fun little singletrack that takes you on an elevated embankment between the farm and the northernmost Prospect Pond.

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78.2 km

Prospect Ponds and Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area

Highlight • Lake

These two adjoining natural areas offer lots of recreation opportunities: You can also walk, run, fish, picnic and bike. Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area is an exception to the usual easy …

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78.3 km

Prospect Ponds Natural Area

Highlight • Lake

Over 100 species of birds live here, including black-crowned night-herons, bald eagles, Swainsons hawks, great horned owls, wood ducks, and hooded mergansers.

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82.9 km

Arapaho Bend Natural Area

Highlight • Natural

There is a small trailhead with access to the Poudre River Trail and a network of other tight singletrack trails that wind between the Poudre and nearby reservoirs. You can …

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83.3 km

Arapaho Bend Natural Area

Nature Reserve

86.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

33.2 km

8.05 km

1.37 km

1.20 km

444 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.4 km

40.2 km

1.41 km

191 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,640 m)

Lowest point (1,480 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Fossil Creek – Prospect Ponds Natural Area loop from Fossil Ridge High School

Fossil Creek

Bridge over the Cache la Poudre River

Lions' Open Space

Cattail Chorus Natural Area

Little Causeway Bridge

Prospect Ponds and Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area

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Arapaho Bend Natural Area

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