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Foothills Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Fort Collins, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 5/11/12 by downhillbomb |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 13 miles | Global Rank: #1725 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Out & Back |
| Ridden: 42 | Wishlist: 12 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.59 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 1min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +769/-624 ft (based on partial GPS data) | |
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Description: Rocky accent to Rd 23 and Horsetooth Reservoir, and then decend. Not much shade. There is a great spot to get air on the way back down by the stadium. Great views of Ft. Collins from the top. Trail connects to Pine Ridge Natural Area and Dixon Reservoir to the south. Trail ends at Claymore Lake.
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Description: Rocky accent to Rd 23 and Horsetooth Reservoir, and then decend. Not much shade. There is a great spot to get air on the way back down by the stadium. Great views of Ft. Collins from the top. Trail connects to Pine Ridge Natural Area and Dixon Reservoir to the south. Trail ends at Claymore Lake.
added on June 18, 2006 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by sniswend on April 22, 2012
Great trail system. Shore line ride is fast and smooth, then ends with tough climbs on both ends. A new swim beach along the shore line has added considerable foot traffic and some of the best down hills get clogged with hikers and bikers during late afternoon into the evening.
reviewed by mtbgreg1 on August 8, 2011
This is a great beginner/intermediate trail with some smooth singletrack, some rocks that aren't too challenging, and amazing views of the Horsetooth Reservoir. Blog post on my ride here coming soon!
reviewed by DanK_NoCo on July 24, 2011
The southern end of this trail begins in Pineridge (has a review), climbs the hogback thru the technically challenging Maxwell (has a review). Both these areas see significant traffic. The rest of the trail has significantly less traffic. From here there's a network of trails on both the east and west sides of CR 23 that continue north. Some of these trails are relatively flat singletracks, others decend to the shoreline of Horsetooth Reservior and can include some serious technical challenges. There are several places where you can go back and forth from the reservior to near CR 23. Eventually the trails reach a dam, and the dirt tries to force you down to the CSU Foothills campus. This is a 500ft decent just south of the dam, and a climb back up on the north side of the dam. These are steep and technical with a few hike-a-bike sections - not my favorite. You can bypass this section by riding the bike lane on CR23. Once you're back on top of the hogback on the north of the Dam, you have a number of singletrack opportunities on either side of CR23. Eventually, you enter Revervior Ridge on the east side of CR 23, which has a couple of potential loops and desends to Michaud Lane on a steep rocky singletrack (lose rocks and switchbacks). I really enjoy this part of the ride. You can then ride the road to complete the loop. Alternatively, you can ride either the north or south sections as out-and-backs. There are very few trail markings, so finding the route you want can be challenging - or part of the fun. http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/pdf/foothills-trail-brochure.pdf
* Review edited 7/24/2011
reviewed by skibum on November 19, 2010
Some fun spots along the way and the ability to link up with other area trails makes this a worthwhile ride when in the area.
Similar Trail: Maxwell, Lory, Horsetooth
reviewed by Rob on October 1, 2006
The trail is actually 6.7 miles one way, not the 4 originally indicated. The downhill overlooking the stadium is very nice. Fast and technical enough to keep you on your toes. On this ride (Sunday - 12noon) ran accross 6 bikers and more hikers/runners, so watch your speed. Climbing is steep in sections, but flattens out enough to keep you from walking or stoping too much.
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