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Pineridge Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 204 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 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,122 – 5,269 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54249, -105.13005
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,120–5,269 ft

Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.54249, -105.13005

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spring Cr, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Spring Cr, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 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-72d1

Trail surface

43% gravel38% dirt19% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F66°
Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°64°
Mon 90°74°
Tue 89°69° 15%
Wed 91°69° 16%
Thu 86°72° 18%
Fri 94°68° 18%

Good to know

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

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