Willow Creek Trail
4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Willow Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 5,548–5,707 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.57252, -104.90902
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 12 min before dark.
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