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Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Fossil Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Fossil Creek Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 168 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 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51032, -105.07567
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Fossil Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 4,954–5,122 ft

Out & Back · Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.51032, -105.07567

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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-bde2

Trail surface

89% paved11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 379 m from the trailhead

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