Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · Colorado

Hornbek Wildlife Loop Trail

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 8,280 ft–8,597 ft · earth surface · hiking

ViewsExhibitsBridges

8,481 ft 8,374 ft · 1.8 mi high 8,481 ft

Along the way Wildlife Loop Trail Bridge Hornbek Homestead Pioneers, Prospectors, and Paleontologists Geologic Overlook

On the parks map

All 21 trails in Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.