Mount McConnel Trails System
This information is a public record of the 1981 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
Mount McConnel Trails System
USDA Forest Service
Backcountry Trail
- Length
4 miles
- Elevation Gain
--
- Route Type
out & back
- Length
4 miles - Elevation Gain
-- - Route Type
out & back
The only system trail in the Cache la Poudre Wilderness, the summit of Mt. McConnel provides views of the canyon carved by the South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River and further south to the Mummy Range
Mount McConnell. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
Poudre Canyon. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
Mount McConnell. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
Mount McConnell. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
High Park Fire Burn Area. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
On Mount McConnell Trail. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
Burn Zone towards Comanche Creek. Photo by KimonBerlin wiki.
Location: In the Poudre Canyon approximately 33 miles west of Fort Collins, CO on CO highway 14
- States: Colorado
- Counties: Larimer
With a starting elevation of 6,646 ft at the trailhead and climbing to 7,980 ft, Mt. McConnel is approximately 2.3 miles to the summit. The Mt. McConnel Trail is mainly in wilderness, and is the upper loop off of the Kreutzer Nature Trail. The eastern portion of Mt. McConnel is much more of a primitive trail, and can be difficult, care should be exercised.
Accessibility Information
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Allowed Uses:
Dogs, on leash Hiking/WalkingPublic Contact
Kevin CannonUS Forest Service
1311 South College
Fort Collins, CO 80524
[email protected] • (970) 498-2719
www.fs.fed.us/arnf
Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.
More Details
- Elevation (low): 6646
- Elevation (high): 7980
- Elevation (cumulative): --
- Part of a Trail System? No
- Surface (primary): Rock, crushed
- Surfaces (additional): Rock, crushed
- Tread Width (average): 18"
- Tread Width (minimum): --
- Running length (minimum): --
- Tread Grade (average, percent): 10
- Tread Grade (maximum): 15
- Running length (maximum): --
- Cross-slope (average, percent): --
- Cross-slope (maximum): --
- Running length (maximum): --
- Certified as an NRT
Jul 19, 1981