Big Dry Creek Open Space

Willow Run Pond via Big Dry Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Willow Run Pond via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Cozy Corner, CO. The route reaches Willow Run Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,233 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91440, -105.02307
Nearest town Cozy Corner, CO

Directions

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Willow Run Pond via Big Dry Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Elevation 5,192–5,233 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.91440, -105.02307

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Metzger Farm OS, heading W.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto 120th Ave MUP, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Willow Run Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto 120th Ave MUP, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Metzger Farm OS, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 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 surface

83% paved14% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°75° 28%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 91°67° 25%
Thu 89°71° 21%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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