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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,954 – 5,122 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51130, -105.07733
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 4,954–5,122 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.51130, -105.07733

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 251 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 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-8-km-d603

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 251 m from the trailhead

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