Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Omega, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 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
2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,094–5,192 ft
Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.53902, -105.12355
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Harmony & Imperial stop 763 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Cr, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Spring Cr, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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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- Transit-accessible: Harmony & Imperial stop 763 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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