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Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Neighborhood Pond–Fossil Creek Trail, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Neighborhood Pond–Fossil Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area near Redmond, CO. The route reaches Neighborhood Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,885 – 4,977 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48018, -105.05684
Nearest town Redmond, CO
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Neighborhood Pond–Fossil Creek Trail, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 4,887–4,977 ft

Out & Back · Fossil Creek Wetlands Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.48018, -105.05684

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Power Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Siphon Overpass, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miPass Neighborhood Pond.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftReach Neighborhood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mail Creek Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Power Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fossil Creek Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.8 miArrive 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/neighborhood-pond-fossil-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-14-km

Trail surface

67% paved26% dirt5% gravel2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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