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Coal Creek Open Space

Blue Gramma & Erie Loop Trail via Coal Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Blue Gramma & Erie Loop Trail via Coal Creek Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,174 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03981, -105.05088
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Blue Gramma & Erie Loop Trail via Coal Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,017–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03981, -105.05088

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Erie Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 500 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  30. 250 ftReach Erie Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 250 ftTurn left onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  32. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  40. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  45. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  46. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  49. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  50. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  51. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  52. 250 ftSharp left onto Erie Loop Trail, heading N.
  53. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  55. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  57. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-gramma-erie-loop-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

62% paved16% dirt2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Feels like79°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 95°64°
Sun 91°64° 29%
Mon 91°70° 29%
Tue 90°66° 25%
Wed 89°61° 21%
Thu 94°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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