1.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 10,172 ft–10,435 ft · native material surface · trail No. 987 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
TrailheadLa Poudre Pass Trailhead 10,196 ft Drive there
La Poudre Pass Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Access La Poudre Pass trail, which leads south into Rocky Mountain National Park the end of the Long Draw Road. The Neota Trail, also accessed from this trailhead, follows a small stream north into Roosevelt National Forest's Neota Wilderness. La Poudre Pass Trailhead accommodates approximately 12 vehicles.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
