- Created: July 19, 2023 3:58 pm
- Updated: November 9, 2023 11:05 pm
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 84 miles
- Time 1 h 49 min
- Speed 48 mph
- Min altitude 5213 ft
- Peak 10272 ft
- Climb 6417 ft
- Descent 3517 ft
Route 14 (Poudre Canyon) is an amazing road that runs west from Fort Collins (Ted's Place) all the way to Walden, CO while winding through a canyon and up over Cameron pass. The views along this route are incredible with plenty of places to pull over and take pictures. The route can be ridden by just about any motorcycle however the length of the route along with some of the technical sections make it not suitable for true beginners and therefore classified as intermediate.
The best sections of the ride and through the canyon and up the mountain pass near the reservoir, with other sections in between containing mostly sweeper type turns and a few connected ones. Things flatten out and get pretty predictable after Cameron Pass but Walden is a fun little town to visit so the ride is worth it.
1. Route 14
The Poudre Canyon is a narrow verdant canyon, approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, on the upper Cache la Poudre River (called the "Poudre" for short, which locals pronounce as "Pooder") in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. The canyon is a glacier-formed valley through the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Fort Collins.
The canyon begins in northern Rocky Mountain National Park, at an elevation of approximately 9,000 ft (2,700 m), where the Poudre descends from near the continental divide. It winds gently to the northeast, then east, descending the slope of the Colorado Tertiary Pediment, emerging through the southern end of the Laramie Foothills north of Bellvue at an elevation of approximately 5,000 ft (1,500 m). Except for the small upper portion of the canyon north of Rocky Mountain National Park, State Highway 14 runs through the canyon. The route of the highway provides the principal vehicle access to the canyon and furnishes a road link between Fort Collins and North Park on the western side of Cameron Pass, which is accessible from the upper canyon. Most of the canyon is within the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest, which is headquartered in nearby Fort Collins.
Source: Wikipedia
Route 14 (Poudre Canyon) is an amazing road that runs west from Fort Collins (Ted’s Place) all the way to Walden, CO while winding through a canyon and up over Cameron pass. The views along this route are incredible with plenty of places to pull over and take pictures. The route can be ridden by just about any motorcycle however the length of the route along with some of the technical sections make it not suitable for true beginners and therefore classified as intermediate.
The best sections of the ride and through the canyon and up the mountain pass near the reservoir, with other sections in between containing mostly sweeper type turns and a few connected ones. Things flatten out and get pretty predictable after Cameron Pass but Walden is a fun little town to visit so the ride is worth it.
