Willow Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Palos Verdes, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,521–5,634 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.60160, -104.93000
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Centennial Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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