Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail

Mount McConnel Trail
Established 1936
Length 2.3 miles (3.7 km)[1]
Designation National Recreation Trail
Use Hiking
Elevation
Elevation change 2,010 ft (610 m)
Highest point Mount McConnel summit, 7,980 feet (2,430 m)[1]
Lowest point Trailhead, 6,646 feet (2,026 m)[1]
Hiking details
Trail difficulty Moderate

Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail is a hiking trail in the Cache La Poudre Wilderness of Roosevelt National Forest west of Fort Collins, Colorado. The trail leading from Fort Collins Mountain Park to the summit of Mount McConnel was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936.[1] Designation as a National Recreation Trail was in 1981.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mt. McConnel Trail #992". Poudre Wilderness Volunteers.
  2. ↑ "Mount McConnel". National Recreation Trails Database.

Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 105°27′50″W / 40.68278°N 105.46389°W / 40.68278; -105.46389

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