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Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail

Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 105°27′50″W / 40.68278°N 105.46389°W / 40.68278; -105.46389
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Mount McConnel Trail
Length2.3 miles (3.7 km)[1]
Established1936
DesignationNational Recreation Trail
UseHiking
Elevation change2,010 ft (610 m)
Highest pointMount McConnel summit, 7,980 feet (2,430 m)[1]
Lowest pointTrailhead, 6,646 feet (2,026 m)[1]
DifficultyModerate

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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mt. McConnel Trail #992". Poudre Wilderness Volunteers.
  2. ^ "Mount McConnel". National Recreation Trails Database.

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