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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 54 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,076 – 5,191 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail 40.52259, -105.12647
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 54 min

Elevation 5,074–5,191 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miArrive 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-af93

Trail surface

90% paved10% dirt

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%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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