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Redtail Grove Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Redtail Grove Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,954 – 5,017 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51032, -105.07567
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min

Elevation 4,954–5,015 ft

Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.51032, -105.07567

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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-4-km-4fad

Trail surface

77% paved23% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead

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