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Willow Springs Open Space

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,548 – 5,617 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57976, -104.91178
Nearest town Castlewood, CO
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Willow Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,548–5,618 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space

Trailhead: 39.57976, -104.91178

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 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-5-km-c0ea

Trail surface

41% paved20% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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