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Spring Canyon Park

Fossil Creek Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Spring Canyon Park near Omega, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,095 – 5,191 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54184, -105.12220
Nearest town Omega, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,094–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Spring Canyon Park

Trailhead: 40.54184, -105.12220

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: Horsetooth & Taft Hill stop 767 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Cr, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Spring Cr, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Creek Park Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fossil-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-edc9

Trail surface

79% paved18% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F58°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 94°65° 28%
Mon 92°76° 28%
Tue 88°69° 15%
Wed 88°67° 25%
Thu 95°69° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Horsetooth & Taft Hill stop 767 m from the trailhead

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