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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near McClellands, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,944 – 5,118 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51313, -105.07548
Nearest town McClellands, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,943–5,119 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.51313, -105.07548

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.5 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 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/fossil-creek-trail-out-back-10-km-8347

Trail surface

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 145 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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