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Bridge over Poudre River – Spring Creek Trail loop from Timberline and Collins Aire

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Bridge over Poudre River – Spring Creek Trail loop from Timberline and Collins Aire

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(6974)

6,975

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Bridge over Poudre River – Spring Creek Trail loop from Timberline and Collins Aire

02:46

46.4km

390m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.8 km for 348 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.31 km

Bridge over Poudre River

Highlight • Bridge

Nice bridge over the river, for pedestrians and cyclists.

Tip by

11.2 km

Butterfly Woods

Nature Reserve

11.6 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 …

Tip by

20.0 km

Skyline Picnic Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

High up on the northern edge of the steep hills and cliffs above Horsetooth Reservoir is the Skyline Picnic Area and a small gravel parking lot. This scenic spot is …

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22.2 km

Sunrise Picnic Area & Beach Access

Highlight • Beach

Overlooking the water and foothills from a highpoint Sunrise Picnic Area is scenic spot on the northeastern side of Horsetooth Reservoir. There is a large parking lot, picnic tables, bathrooms, …

Tip by

23.8 km

Horsetooth Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The Horstooth Reservoir is located at the West of Fort Collines. It is 6,5 milles long, which is great for a bike ride !

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26.1 km

Centennial Drive Along Horsetooth Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

As you ascend the Pineridge from the north, you get a peek of Dixon Reservoir to your east. The rest of the ridgeline takes you through a gradual linear valley, …

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34.3 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

36.3 km

Fischer Natural Area

Highlight • Forest

The Spring Creek Trail passes through the middle of Fischer Natural Area, which is a quiet riparian forest sandwiched between a couple neighborhoods. There are a couple other paths that follow the canals near here.

Tip by

38.0 km

Privy Pond

Lake

39.8 km

Spring Creek Fishing Pond

Lake

46.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

10.4 km

3.51 km

1.29 km

730 m

398 m

173 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

20.2 km

2.14 km

2.13 km

1.06 km

208 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,730 m)

Lowest point (1,500 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 11 July

36°C

14°C

12 %

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Bridge over Poudre River – Spring Creek Trail loop from Timberline and Collins Aire

Bridge over Poudre River

Bridge over the Cache la Poudre River

Skyline Picnic Area

Sunrise Picnic Area & Beach Access

Horsetooth Reservoir

Centennial Drive Along Horsetooth Reservoir

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