Willow Creek Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Cherry Knolls, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 5,494–5,662 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.60356, -104.93709
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 7% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Centennial Link Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Willow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Centennial Link Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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