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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,935 – 5,191 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail 40.51175, -105.07110
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,936–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail · 40.51175, -105.07110

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

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 4.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 4.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 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-15-km-f2d2

Trail surface

89% paved10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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