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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- East Otero Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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