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Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail via Colorado Front Range Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Fossil Creek Trail via Colorado Front Range Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area near Redmond, CO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,889 – 4,987 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48002, -105.04257
Nearest town Redmond, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail via Colorado Front Range Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,889–4,987 ft

Out & Back · Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.48002, -105.04257

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Fossil Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miArrive 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/fossil-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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