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| Trail Name / Links to Descriptions | 1-Way (mi) | Rise (ft) | Difficulty |
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| Arapaho Bend Natural Area trail system. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. | 2.0 loop | ||
| Arthur's Rock Trail. (Lory State Park, Colorado Parks & Wildlife.)
CP&W trails webpage.
CP&W trails map
(Trail #1). See chapter "2. Arthur's Rock" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "2. Arthur's Rock" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Front Range. See chapter "13 Lory State Park Loop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. See description "Arthurs Rock Trail" under "Lory State Park" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.7 | +1,150 | Moderate |
| Beaver Creek Trail #942.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Beaver Creek Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. B |
7.4 | +1,720 | Moderate |
| Big South Trail #944.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "3. Big South" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "Big South Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. See chapter "53. Big South" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
10.4 | +1,110 | Moderate |
| Bison Butte. State of Colorado land leased to Terry Bison
Ranch. See chapter "46 Weld County: Bison Butte" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summits. |
4.5 | +300 | Moderate |
| Black Powder Trail. (City of Fort Collins Gateway
Natural Area.)
CFCNA webpage.
CFCNA brochure. See chapter "4. Black Powder Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "54. Black Powder Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
0.75 | +500 | Easy to Moderate |
| Blue Lake Trail #959. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 7.4 | +1,500 | Moderate |
| Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA brochure. | |||
| Brackenbury Trail #935. Formerly #1010.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Brackenbury Cabin Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
1.9 + approach | +750 | Strenuous |
| Browns Lake Trail #941.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Browns Lake Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
5.7 | +950 | Strenuous |
| Camp Lake Trail #968 / 968.1. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 6.1 + approach | +2,040 | Strenuous |
| Camp Lake Trail -- Upper #978. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 + approach | ||
| City of Fort Collins Trail System. CFC trails webpage. CFC trails map. CFC Natural Areas webpage. CFC Natural Areas map. | |||
| Comanche Lake Trail #990.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Comanche Lake Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
1.2 + approach | +384 | Easy |
| Corral Creek Trail #989. #944 on USFS forest map.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Corral Creek Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
1.3 | -350 | Easy |
| Coyote Ridge Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA brochure. | |||
| Crow Valley Recreation Area Birding Trail System. USFS webpage. Trail and campground map. Trail of the Mourning Dove webpage. | |||
| Dadd Gulch Trail -- Lower #988. Formerly #1015. Line but no number on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 3.5 | +1,430 | Moderate |
| Dadd Gulch Trail -- Upper #938. LandscapeImagery.com webpage. | 4.9 | +1,933 | |
| Donner Pass Trail #926. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 8.9 | +1,880 | Moderate |
| Eagle's Nest Open Space Trail System. (Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR webpage. LCDNR brochure. LCDNR map. | |||
| Elkhorn Creek Trail. No information available. | |||
| Emmaline Lake Trail #945. Formerly #854.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Emmaline Lake Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. See description under "Commanche Peak Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
5.7 | +2,040 | Moderate |
| Fish Creek Trail #993. Formerly #1009.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Fish Creek Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
6.3 | +1,240 | Moderate |
| Flowers Trail #939.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Flowers Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
18.0 | +2,350 | Strenuous |
| Foothills Trail. (City of Fort Collins.) CFC trails webpage. CFC Natural Areas map. | 6.8 | ||
| Fossil Creek Trail. (City of Fort Collins.) CFC trails webpage. CFC trails map. | 5.2 | ||
| Gateway Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA brochure. | |||
| Grace Creek Trail #965.1. No information available. | |||
| Granite Ridge / Molly Lake Trail #991. Formerly #174. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 3.7 | +80 | Easy |
| Green Ridge/Lost Lake Trail. Trail is Forest Road #177. USFS webpage. | 17.0 | ||
| Greyrock National Recreation Trail #946.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "9. Greyrock Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "58. Greyrock Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "1. Greyrock National Recreation Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Front Range. |
3.1 | +1,900 | Strenuous |
| Greyrock Meadows Trail #947. Not on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.6 + approach | +1,210 | Strenuous |
| Hewlett Gulch Trail #954. #947
on USFS forest map.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "10. Hewlett Gulch" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "59. Hewlett Gulch" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
3.0 | +420 | Easy |
| Horsetooth Falls Loop. (Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Larimer County Department of Natural
Resources.)
LCDNR
brochure.
LCDNR map. See chapter "3. Horsetooth Falls Loop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Front Range. |
3.4 loop | Moderate | |
| Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Trail System. (Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR webpage. LCDNR brochure. LCDNR map. | |||
| Horsetooth Reservoir County Park Trail System. (Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR webpage. LCDNR brochure. LCDNR map. | |||
| Horsetooth Rock. (Horsetooth Mountain Open Space,
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.)
LCDNR
brochure.
LCDNR map. See chapter "11. Horsetooth Rock" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. |
2.5 | +1,500 | Moderate |
| Hourglass Trail #984.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Hourglass Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide |
4.6 + approach | +2,500 | Strenuous |
| Joe Wright Trail. Not on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. | 1.6 loop | Easy | |
| Killpecker Trail #956. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.4 | +1,740 | Moderate |
| Kreutzer Nature Trail #936. Line but no number on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.1 loop | +520 | |
| Lady Moon Trail #985. Formerly #267. Line but no number on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.1 | -190 | Easy |
| Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Trail System. LCDNR webpage. LCDNR trails page. LCDNR map. | |||
| Link Trail #963. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 8.8 | +2,400 | Strenuous |
| Little Beaver Creek Trail #948 / 948.1. Formerly #855.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Little Beaver Creek Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
6.9 | +1,400 | Moderate |
| Lone Pine Creek Trail #951. Away from the Grind webpage. | |||
| Lookout Mountain Trail #934, Lookout Mountain Summit Trail #934-1. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 5.8 + 0.5 | +2,110 | Strenuous |
| Lory State Park Trail System.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
CP&W trails webpage.
CP&W trails map. See chapter "13 Lory State Park Loop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. |
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| Lost Lake Trail #982. Line but no number on USFS forest map. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 + approach | ||
| Mason Trail. (City of Fort Collins.) CFC trails webpage. CFC trails map. | 3.5 | ||
| McIntyre Creek Trail #996. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 3.9 + approach | +1,460 | Strenuous |
| McIntyre Lake Trail #964. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet | 1.7 + approach | +2,400 | Strenuous |
| McIntyre Trail #966. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 9.2 | +1,540 | Strenuous |
| McMurry Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFC Natural Areas map. | |||
| Meadows Trail. Not on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. | 4.5 + approach | ||
| Medicine Bow Trail #965. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 15.3 + approach | +2,800 | Strenuous |
| Mirror Lake Trail #943.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Mirror Lake Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. See description under "Commanche Peak Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
6.0 + approach | +770 | Strenuous |
| Montgomery Pass Trail #986.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "12. Montgomery Pass Trail (#986)" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "60. Montgomery Pass Trail (#986)" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
1.9 | +1,000 | Moderate |
| Mount Margaret Trail #167.
Line but no number on USFS forest map.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "13. Mount Margaret" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "61. Mount Margaret" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
3.7 | +90 | Easy |
| Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail #992. Formerly #801.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "14. Mount McConnell" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "62. Mount McConnel" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
2.7 loop | +1,280 | Strenuous |
| Mummy Pass Trail #937.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Mummy Pass Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
3.5 + approach | +1,900 | Strenuous |
| Neota Creek Trail #987. Mountain Travel Guide webpage. | 1.3 | +200 | |
| North Lone Pine Trail #953. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.7 | +1,320 | Moderate |
| North Shields Pond Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFC Natural Areas map. | |||
| Overlook Trail via Howard Trail. (Lory State Park,
Colorado Parks & Wildlife.)
CP&W trails webpage.
CP&W trails map (Trails #2 & 11). See chapter "13 Lory State Park Loop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. See description "Overlook Trail via Howard Trail" under "Lory State Park" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
2.2 | +1,220 | East to Moderate |
| Pawnee Buttes.
USFS trailhead webpage. ORIC
trail
map/description sheet (22). See chapter "15. Pawnee Buttes" in Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "6 Pawnee Buttes" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. ORIC FAVORITE |
1.68 | +0.0 | Easy |
| Pearl Creek Trail #950. No information available. | |||
| Pelican Marsh Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA trails map. | |||
| Pine Ridge Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA Foot Hills Trail brochure. | |||
| Pleasant Valley Trail.(Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR webpage. | |||
| Poudre Trail. (City of Fort Collins.)
CFC trails webpage.
CFC trails map.
See chapter "16. Poudre Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. |
10.1 | ||
| Power Trail. (City of Fort Collins.) CFC trails webpage. CFC trails map. | 3.9 | ||
| Rawah Trail #961. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 13.1 | +2,883 | Strenuous |
| Red Mountain Open Space Trail System. (Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR webpage. LCDNR brochure. LCDNR map. | |||
| Reservoir Ridge Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA Foot Hills Trail brochure. | |||
| Rimrock Open Space Trail System (Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.) LCDNR park webpage. LCDNR park map. | |||
| River Bend Ponds Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA brochure. | |||
| Roaring Creek Trail #952.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See section "H Roaring Creek Trail (Trail 952)" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. |
5.0 | +2,130 | Moderate |
| Running Deer Natural Area Trail System. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFC Natural Areas map. | |||
| Sandbar Lakes Trail #972 / 972.1. USFS quicksheet. | |||
| Sawmill Creek Trail #240. USFS webpage. EveryTrail webpage. | |||
| Sheep Creek Cutoff Trail #983. Line but no number on USFS forest map. USFS quicksheet. | 0.9 | ||
| Shipman Park Trail #974. USFS quicksheet. | 6.9 + approach | ||
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Signal Mountain Trail #928-2 / #928.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Signal Mountain Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. See description "Signal Mountain Trail 928 to Comanche Peak Wilderness" under "Fort Collins to Estes Park" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
5.9 | +3,272 | Strenuous |
| Soapstone Prairie Natural Area trail system. (City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.) CFCNA webpage. CFCNA brochure. | |||
| Spring Creek Trail. (City of Fort Collins.) CFC trails webpage. CFC trails map. | 6.9 | ||
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Stormy Peaks Trail #980. Line but no number on USFS forest map.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Side
trip to B17 crash site. See chapter "17. Stormy Peaks Trail to Stormy Peaks Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "Stormy Peaks Trail" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. See chapter "63. Stormy Peak Trail to Stormy Peaks Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
3.2 | +1,360 | Strenuous |
| Swamp Creek Cutoff Trail #871. | 4.0 | ||
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Timber Trail to Arthur's Rock. (Lory State Park, Colorado Parks &
Wildlife.)
CP&W
trails webpage.
CP&W trails map (Trail #3)
See chapter "13 Lory State Park Loop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado. See description "Timber Trail to Arthurs Rock" under "Lory State Park" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.3 | +1,180 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Trail #976. No information available. | |||
| Trail #979. No information available. | |||
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Trap Park Trail #995. Formerly #866.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "18. Trap Park" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. |
3.1 | +500 | Easy |
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Twin Crater Lakes Trail #962.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "19. Twin Crater Lakes" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Fort Collins Hikes. See chapter "64. Twin Crater Lakes" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. |
1.0 + approach | ||
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Well Gulch Nature Trail Loop.
(Lory State Park, Colorado Parks & Wildlife.)
CP&W trails webpage.
CP&W trails map (Trail #4). See description "Well Gulch Nature Trail Loop" under "Lory State Park" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.4 loop | +420 | Easy to Moderate |
| West Branch Trail #960. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 6.7 | +2,570 | Strenuous |
| Young Gulch Trail #999. Formerly #837. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.9 | +1,170 | Easy |
| Zimmerman Lake Trail #977. Not on USFS forest map. USFS webpage. Poudre Wilderness Volunteers webpage. | 1.0 | +450 | Easy |
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Zimmerman Trail #940.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "Zimmerman Trail" in Pack Guide: Commanche Peak Wilderness Area Hiking and Snowshoeing Guide. |
7.1 | +590 | Moderate |