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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near McClellands, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,082 – 5,191 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail 40.52351, -105.11513
Nearest town McClellands, CO
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Directions

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Fossil Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,083–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail · 40.52351, -105.11513

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Harmony & Silvergate stop 517 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fossil-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-c018

Trail surface

87% paved12% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Harmony & Silvergate stop 517 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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