Fossil Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 114 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 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,935 – 5,017 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail 40.51175, -105.07110
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
Directions
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Fossil Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,936–5,015 ft
Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area
Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail · 40.51175, -105.07110
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, 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 E.
- 50 ftBear 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
81% paved19% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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