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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,964 – 5,118 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49934, -105.08664
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,963–5,119 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.49934, -105.08664

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 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-9-km-79af

Trail surface

81% paved19% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F58°
Feels like79°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°66°
Sun 95°64° 30%
Mon 93°71° 30%
Tue 89°64° 15%
Wed 89°62° 25%
Thu 96°63° 25%

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