Willow Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 54 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Palos Verdes, CO. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,550–5,634 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.59554, -104.91665
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & S Krameria Way stop 65 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & S Krameria Way stop 65 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Centennial Link Trail 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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