Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fossil Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,954–5,119 ft
Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.51032, -105.07567
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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