Willow Springs Open Space

Willow Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min

Willow Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space 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.

Elevation

0 mi5,594 – 5,689 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58274, -104.91787
Nearest town Castlewood, CO

Directions

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Willow Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min

Elevation 5,595–5,690 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space

Trailhead: 39.58274, -104.91787

Weather Sep 4: 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 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 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 surface

72% paved20% dirt6% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

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

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