AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,964 – 5,122 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50868, -105.07763
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,963–5,121 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.50868, -105.07763

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 544 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.6 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 100 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-9-km-414f

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F63°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 91°64° 17%
Mon 91°70° 17%
Tue 90°64° 15%
Wed 92°64°
Thu 88°66° 19%
Fri 94°63° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 544 m from the trailhead

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