Fossil Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Redtail Grove Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,931 – 5,017 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51186, -105.07348
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
Directions
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Fossil Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,933–5,015 ft
Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.51186, -105.07348
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 360 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
75% paved24% dirt1% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F58°
Feels like80°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
94°64°
Sun
95°65°
31%
Mon
94°71°
31%
Tue
89°64°
15%
Wed
90°62°
25%
Thu
97°64°
25%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 360 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Mason Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Long View Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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