Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail explained

Mount McConnel Trail
Use:Hiking
Established:1936
Elev Change Ft:2010
Highest:Mount McConnel summit,
Lowest:Trailhead,
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mt. McConnel Trail #992 . Poudre Wilderness Volunteers .
  2. Web site: Mount McConnel . National Recreation Trails Database.