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Poudre River Trail Connection Projects#

Colorado Front Range Trail/Poudre River Regional Trail Initiative

Construction of the 45-mile continuous trail along the Poudre River is more than 40 years in the making. Upon completion, residents of Larimer and Weld counties who have enjoyed the Poudre Trail since its initial construction will safely and conveniently have access to the entire regional trail system from Bellvue to Greeley.

Participating entities in the completion of trail connections include Larimer County, City of Fort Collins, the Towns of Windsor and Timnath, and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

Thanks to a $2 million Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) 2019 Connect Initiative grant, the Colorado Front Range/Poudre River Trail Initiative will work to fill three trail gaps of the Poudre River Trail between Fort Collins and Windsor in coming years.

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Final Poudre River Trail Connection in Fort Collins Now Open

The construction of the Poudre River Trail through Fort Collins has been completed. With a public opening of the last segment planned for Monday, November 25, the Northern Colorado region is close to having full connectivity from Bellvue to Greeley via the Poudre River Trail.

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map of fort collins' section of the poudre river trail project

Now Open: Rigden Reservoir to the Environmental Learning Center#

Scope of Work: The final connection project in Fort Collins for the Poudre River Trail is a 1-mile section that runs west of Arapaho Bend Natural Area, at Rigden Reservoir and connects to the existing trail near Colorado State University’s Environmental Learning Center.

Timeline: Construction was completed on this portion of the trail in November 2024.

Now Open: Arapaho Bend Natural Area to Town of Timnath#

Scope of Work: Section of trail that connects Arapaho Bend Natural Area to the underpass at I-25, which was recently completed by Colorado Department of Transportation.

Timeline: Construction of the trail segment connecting Arapaho Bend Natural Area to the underpass at I-25 began in July and was completed in October. The section of trail is now open for use. Check COTREX for additional trail updates at trails.colorado.gov.

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