Willow Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Castlewood, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,548–5,631 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.57887, -104.90849
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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