AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pineridge Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 49 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.3-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 mi5,145 – 5,191 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,143–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area

Trailhead: Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail · 40.52259, -105.12647

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

  1. Start on Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Cathy Fromme Prairie Trail, heading S.
  6. 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-ceac

Trail surface

72% paved26% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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