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Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Colorado Front Range Trail–Fossil Creek Trail, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Colorado Front Range Trail–Fossil Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area near Harmony, CO. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,885 – 5,092 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50535, -105.05584
Nearest town Harmony, CO
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Colorado Front Range Trail–Fossil Creek Trail, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,887–5,092 ft

Out & Back · Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.50535, -105.05584

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Power Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Siphon Overpass, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Power Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading S.
  22. 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miReach Power Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading E.
  30. 3 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Power Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 300 ftContinue straight onto Siphon Overpass, heading E.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Power Trail, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/colorado-front-range-trail-fossil-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights-24-km-4248

Trail surface

74% paved9% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity52%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Mon 88°63° 17%
Tue 89°66° 17%
Wed 85°60° 16%
Thu 91°62°
Fri 94°65°
Sat 92°50° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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