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.
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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
- Start on Fossil Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mason Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Mason Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College & Fossil Creek stop 546 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fossil Creek Trail Trailhead
- Fossil Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area Viewpoint via Fossil Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 312 ft
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- Fossil Creek Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
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