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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area 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 mi5,082 – 5,191 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,083–5,192 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.54184, -105.12220

Weather Sep 4: 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. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 500 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 W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 200 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-6-km-6606

Trail surface

81% paved17% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

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

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