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Horsetooth Falls

Larimer County, Colorado

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Larimer County, Colorado
Access status
Published trail route and county trailhead documented; parking fee amount unconfirmed
The walk
About 1.2 miles each way; 2.4 miles round trip
Ground & access
Easy to moderate trail with about 425 feet of total climbing per 5280.
5280: Horsetooth Falls Trail
Horsetooth Falls, CO
Horsetooth Falls, CO
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From the main parking lot, take the Horsetooth Rock Trail northeast. After 0.3 miles, bear right on the Horsetooth Falls Trail across a ridge and grassland. The trail bends north into Spring Creek Canyon, crosses the creek, and reaches another fork; turn left to the falls. A short slope leads to the pool and a bench is above. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Horsetooth Mountain Open Space main trailhead by the Horsetooth Rock and Horsetooth Falls trails

5280 gives 2.4 miles round trip. The one-way figure is half of that. A longer loop return on the Spring Creek and Soderberg trails is possible but its length was not taken from these sources.

Easy to moderate trail with about 425 feet of total climbing per 5280.

Where to start

Main Horsetooth Mountain Open Space trailhead lot on County Road 38E west of Horsetooth Reservoir, about 2.5 miles past the South Bay entrance. The county says the lot fills; in summer arrive before 9 a.m. or after 3 p.m. The main trailhead is closed 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Timing & water

The falls flow mainly in spring. Current trail conditions were not checked for a specific date.

Before you go

5280 says a parking fee is charged at this county lot. The current amount was not confirmed on the county page.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Larimer County, Colorado.

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