Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
Fossil Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Fossil Creek Trail is a 3.5-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.
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Fossil Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,998–5,121 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Harmony & Silvergate stop 517 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Harmony & Silvergate stop 517 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fossil Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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