Coal Creek Trail Alternate–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Coal Creek Trail Alternate–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Mountain View Estates, CO. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Trail Alternate–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,029–5,297 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: Vista Ridge Community Trail · 40.00309, -105.00821
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Coal Creek Trail Alternate, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Vista Ridge Community Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Vista Ridge Community Trail Trailhead
- Community Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Coal Creek Trail–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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