Poudre River Trail

Update June 5, 2026

Larimer County completes last connection of Poudre River Trail
After five decades, the Poudre River Trail now connects northern Colorado communities diagonally from Bellvue to Greeley, providing 45 miles of continuous, paved, multi-use trail that runs east and west of I-25 connecting communities and open spaces. Read more about this exciting milestone.

 

Update May 12, 2026
Connecting Communities: Regional partners announce celebration for Poudre River Trail milestone

While the final Poudre River Trail segment is still undergoing the last components of construction and remains closed, Northern Colorado agency partners invite the community to mark their calendars for Saturday, June 13, 2026, to join a celebratory event, officially recognizing the final connection of the Poudre River Trail. The event “Connecting Communities - The Poudre River Trail Celebration” will highlight the soon-to-be-completed 45 miles of continuous, paved, multi-use trail from Bellvue (west of Fort Collins) to Greeley. 

The free event recognizes more than 50 years of vision, collaboration and investment among local governments, agencies, funders and community partners who worked together to create this fully connected regional trail corridor along the Poudre River. 
 

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Update May 1, 2026
The last connecting segment of the Poudre River Trail remains closed. The area continues to be an active construction zone and is not open to the public. Trail users are asked to continue respecting posted closures and barricades. A press release / public notification will be shared via Larimer County once the connecting segment is open.

A 'Poudre River Trail ~ Connecting Communities' celebration event is planned for Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Timnath Community Park to mark the occasion. 
 

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Update January 20, 2026 Construction of the final segment of the Poudre River Trail reached a major milestone, with the successful installation of a new bridge connecting Timnath and Windsor. The bridge, located south of Timnath and north of Windsor, the structure spans 83 feet and weighs approximately 9 tons. It was fabricated by BCS Fabrication in Loveland. Additional work is still underway, including construction of the trail approaches, concrete decking, fencing, and vegetation restoration. The area remains an active construction zone and is not open to the public. Visitors are asked to continue respecting posted closures and barricades. The Poudre River Trail is expected to open in late spring 2026. Once complete, the trail will extend approximately 45 miles from Bellevue to Greeley, providing a continuous regional connection through Laporte, Fort Collins, Timnath, and Windsor. A grand opening is anticipated in early summer, with a date to be announced.

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Update: October 1, 2025

Construction is underway on the final mile of the Poudre River Trail, marking the last phase of a project more than 40 years in the making. Crews began work in late September on the stretch between South Timnath and North Windsor, which includes a 10-foot-wide concrete path and a bridge over the Greeley #2 Canal. The $2 million project, built by Connell Resources and funded by Great Outdoors Colorado, CDOT, and other grants, is expected to be completed by spring 2026, though no official end date has been announced.

 

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The trail is currently separated by one gap. (See Gap Map)

 

Note: The map above is for illustrative purposes. It is not to scale. 

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) grant (the 2019 Connect Initiative Grant), the Colorado Front Range/Poudre River Trail Initiative has been able to work towards filling the three final trail gaps of the Poudre River Trail between Fort Collins and Windsor. 

Timeline for trail completion: 

• 2015: Timnath and Larimer County partnered to build a 0.5-mile segment of trail near I-25 and Harmony Road, while Fort Collins built a new segment through Arapaho Bend Natural Area.
• 2019: Project partners obtain the GOCO grant to complete additional trail connections.
• 2024: The City of Fort Collins finished a section of the trail from Arapaho Bend Natural Area to the recently constructed I-25 underpass in October, 2024 and a another section that runs west of Arapaho Bend Natural Area long the north side of the Rigden Reservoir to the existing trail at CSU's Environmental Learning Center in November, 2024.
• 2025: Larimer County and partners are in current construction planning for its final segments of trail between Timnath and Windsor. Once that's finished the Poudre River Trail will completely connect from Bellvue to Greeley.
• 2026: Project is expected to be completed by spring 2026.
   

Both Fort Collins and the Poudre River Trail Corridor, Inc., a non-profit organization, currently manages sections of the trail. Larimer County manages the Poudre River Trail at River Bluffs Open Space, which connects to 21 beautiful miles of trail running southeast through wildlife areas and parks.

For more information about the Poudre River Trail, email Zac Wiebe or phone (970) 619-4534.