Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,912 – 5,191 ft11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50800, -105.06719
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
Directions
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Fossil Creek Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 4,911–5,192 ft
Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.50800, -105.06719
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 96°F / low 59° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 4.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 4.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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 surface
90% paved10% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F59°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
100°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
90°63°
18%
Mon
88°62°
17%
Tue
89°66°
17%
Wed
85°60°
16%
Thu
91°62°
Fri
94°65°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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