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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 44 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,082 – 5,177 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52918, -105.12394
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 44 min

Elevation 5,083–5,178 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.52918, -105.12394

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftSharp left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 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-3-km-1df6

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F65°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°62°
Mon 90°69°
Tue 89°63° 15%
Wed 91°64° 16%
Thu 87°66° 18%
Fri 93°62° 18%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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