Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 58 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 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
2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 58 min
Elevation 5,094–5,192 ft
Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.53911, -105.12571
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.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp 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
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