Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Redtail Grove Natural Area near McClellands, CO. The route reaches Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 122 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 4,946–5,031 ft
Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.51421, -105.07758
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: College & Cameron stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mason Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mason Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College & Cameron stop 11 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 96 ft
- Mason Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Long View Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near McClellands, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near McClellands, Colorado