Willow Creek Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 5.3-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
5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 5,562–5,690 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.59699, -104.91806
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & Homestead Pkwy stop 232 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Willow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & Homestead Pkwy stop 232 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Centennial Link Trail 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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