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Willow Springs Open Space

Willow Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Willow Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Castlewood, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,548 – 5,693 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57498, -104.90930
Nearest town Castlewood, CO
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Willow Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,548–5,692 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space

Trailhead: 39.57498, -104.90930

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  14. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 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-6-km-884c

Trail surface

48% paved13% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 91°F65°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 90°60° 16%
Mon 89°71° 31%
Tue 87°67° 46%
Wed 90°66° 46%
Thu 87°66° 28%
Fri 87°64° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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