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Coal Creek Open Space

Blue Gramma via Grandview Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 59 min

Blue Gramma via Grandview Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,046 – 5,174 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grandview Trail 40.04203, -105.04015
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Blue Gramma via Grandview Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 59 min

Elevation 5,047–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: Grandview Trail · 40.04203, -105.04015

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grandview Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Mill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 450 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Gramma, heading N.
  22. 300 ftReach Blue Gramma, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grandview Trail, heading NW.
  41. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  42. 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-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

27% dirt20% paved53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 29%
Mon 90°69° 29%
Tue 89°62° 25%
Wed 92°61° 21%
Thu 89°63° 20%
Fri 91°62° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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