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North Shield Pond Trail

Fort Collins, Colorado

3.0

1.54 mi / 43 ft gain

McMurry Natural Area

Fort Collins, Colorado

1.49 mi / 43 ft gain

River Ponds Trail Loop

Fort Collins, Colorado

2.04 mi / 62 ft gain

Hike the Bellvue Dome

Laporte, Colorado

2.8

1.75 mi / 600 ft gain

The Bellvue Dome, known locally as "Goat Hill", was created by the same geological forces that made the Rocky Mountains, but what makes this structure unique is its shape, the steep cliff on its western edge carved by the Cache la Poudre River at the base, and its prominent location dominating the skyline just north of Fort Collins along Highway 287. Despite this, the Dome is rarely if ever cli...

Riverbend Pond Loop

Fort Collins, Colorado

2.65 mi / 82 ft gain

Reservoir Ridge Trail

Fort Collins, Colorado

4.9 mi / 499 ft gain

Hike the North Loop via Foothills Trail

Fort Collins, Colorado

5.0

6.5 mi / 700 ft gain

Despite its singular name, the Foothills Trail in Fort Collins is an interconnected series of trails that follows the ridges and hogsbacks which comprise the majority of the eastern side of the Horsetooth Reservoir. The trail can be accessed at several points along its length (by trails also called "Foothills Trail") but its northernmost access point begins at the Reservoir Ridge Natural area a...

Fat Tire Bike the Foothills Trail

Fort Collins, Colorado

5.0

8.5 mi / 1000 ft gain

The Reservoir Ridge and Foothills trail system around Horsetooth Reservoir and Fort Collins is excellent for mountain biking, trail running, and hiking. During the winter it is particularly great for fat tire mountain biking, and the Foothills Trail is one of the best. The trail itself is roughly a 8.5 mile point to point from the parking area at N. Overland Drive and Headwater Drive up and alo...