Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fossil Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,094–5,192 ft
Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.54286, -105.13057
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Spring Cr, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Spring Cr, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft
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