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Willow Springs Open Space

Willow Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Willow Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Castlewood, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,548 – 5,627 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58274, -104.91787
Nearest town Castlewood, CO
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Willow Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Elevation 5,548–5,627 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space

Trailhead: 39.58274, -104.91787

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: E Dry Creek Rd & S Holly St stop 527 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willow-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-f7f7

Trail surface

59% dirt39% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like82°Precip7%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 91°61° 35%
Mon 89°72° 28%
Tue 88°64° 30%
Wed 86°64° 34%
Thu 90°65° 32%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Dry Creek Rd & S Holly St stop 527 m from the trailhead

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