Pineridge Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 50 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pineridge Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,125 – 5,269 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54242, -105.12715
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO

Directions

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Fossil Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,124–5,269 ft

Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.54242, -105.12715

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Spring Cr, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Spring Cr, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 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

39% gravel37% dirt18% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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