Willow Creek Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Castlewood, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Elevation 5,609–5,740 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 39.58301, -104.90952
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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