Redtail Grove Natural Area

Mason Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min

Mason Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Redtail Grove Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,935 – 5,043 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail 40.51175, -105.07110
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO

Directions

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Mason Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min

Elevation 4,936–5,044 ft

Out & Back · Redtail Grove Natural Area

Trailhead: Fossil Creek Trail · 40.51175, -105.07110

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mason Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Mason Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 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 surface

93% paved7% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F58°
Feels like80°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°64°
Sun 95°65° 31%
Mon 94°71° 31%
Tue 89°64° 15%
Wed 90°62° 25%
Thu 97°64° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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