Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Redtail Grove Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. The route reaches Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,936–5,031 ft
Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area
Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail · 40.51175, -105.07110
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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