Fossil Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Pineridge Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,141 – 5,191 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail 40.52259, -105.12647
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
Directions
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Fossil Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min
Elevation 5,141–5,192 ft
Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area
Trailhead: Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail · 40.52259, -105.12647
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Spring Cr, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading S.
- 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
75% paved24% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip6%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
90°63°
Mon
90°69°
Tue
89°63°
15%
Wed
91°64°
16%
Thu
87°66°
18%
Fri
93°62°
18%
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