Willow Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Palos Verdes, CO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,501–5,634 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.60269, -104.93488
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Centennial Link Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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