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Fossil Creek – Spring Creek Trail loop from Meadowbrook Natural Area

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Fossil Creek – Spring Creek Trail loop from Meadowbrook Natural Area

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Fossil Creek – Spring Creek Trail loop from Meadowbrook Natural Area

04:11

71.8km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.9 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.52 km

Emerald Glen Natural Area

Nature Reserve

15.7 km

Fossil Creek

Highlight • River

Here you are within sight of Fossil Creek. This river is a natural habitat for many birds and has encouraged the creation of a natural area of tranquility for wildlife. The trail crosses this sanctuary.

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23.9 km

Spring Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This 9-mile trail follows its namesake creek through Fort Collins. Along the way it passes through neighborhoods and parks. It's a great way to traverse the city between its east and west sides.

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27.2 km

Privy Pond

Lake

28.9 km

Spring Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Spring Park, open daily from 6  a.m. to 10  p.m., features a spacious playground, open soccer fields, two baseball fields with a restroom conveniently situated between them, and numerous picnic …

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31.2 km

Edora Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Eldora Park features a whole host of amenities for you to explore and enjoy including: lighted tennis courts, ballfields, and basketball courts, picnic shelters, a children's playground, a Disc Golf …

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32.1 km

The Coterie

Highlight • Natural

The Coterie Natural Area boasts a peaceful dirt trail where hikers can spot prairie dogs native to the area, a protected colony that prompted the city to acquire this open space in 2000.

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35.0 km

Prospect Ponds Natural Area

Highlight • Lake

Over 100 species of birds live here, including black-crowned night-herons, bald eagles, Swainsons hawks, great horned owls, wood ducks, and hooded mergansers.

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52.8 km

Boyd Lake Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Boyd Lake Trail offers a smooth ride with great views of the lake, surrounding mountains, and Loveland. It’s also part of the larger Loveland Recreation Trail Loop.

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54.7 km

View of Boyd Lake

Highlight • Lake

Boyd Lake is a huge lake around which a State Park has been created. It is a natural area that controls activities such as fishing, hiking, swimming, biking but also …

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68.3 km

Cottonwood Run Natural Area

Nature Reserve

71.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.1 km

877 m

454 m

331 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.8 km

5.67 km

426 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,580 m)

Lowest point (1,490 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

31°C

16°C

22 %

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Fossil Creek – Spring Creek Trail loop from Meadowbrook Natural Area

Fossil Creek

Spring Creek Trail

Spring Park

Edora Park

The Coterie

Prospect Ponds Natural Area

Boyd Lake Trail

View of Boyd Lake

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