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Pineridge Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Pineridge Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,131 – 5,269 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54080, -105.12813
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Elevation 5,132–5,269 ft

Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.54080, -105.12813

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Spring Cr, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Spring Cr, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 250 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-61a7

Trail surface

44% gravel41% dirt8% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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