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Colorado
Fossil Trail
0.7 mi
Distance
218 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Fossil Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 218 ft
- Elevation loss
- 218 ft
- Highest point
- 6,076 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,925 ft
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About this trail
Fossil Trail is a 1.32-mile out-and-back route in Colorado with 218 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,076 feet.
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