Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Spring Canyon Park near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,112 – 5,191 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52918, -105.12394

Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO

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Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,112–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Spring Canyon Park

Trailhead: 40.52918, -105.12394

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
200 ftBear right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading N.
0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
450 ftBear left onto Spring Cr, heading N.
50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading N.
50 ftBear right, heading N.
50 ftBear left, heading N.
150 ftBear left, heading NE.
0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
100 ftTurn left, heading N.
0.3 miBear left, heading N.
50 ftBear right, heading N.
100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Cr, heading N.
50 ftBear right, heading N.
450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
450 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading N.
0.5 miBear left, heading E.
50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% paved34% dirt

Weather

Clear94°F58°

Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%

Hourly temperature

95°55°

6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:30 PM

Sat 94°64°

Sun 91°64°

Mon 93°70°

Tue 88°63° 15%

Wed 89°61° 16%

Thu 96°63° 18%

Fossil Creek Trail

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Fossil Creek Trail

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