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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail & Grandview Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Coal Creek Trail & Grandview Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,007 – 5,056 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grandview Trail 40.04203, -105.04015
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail & Grandview Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,007–5,056 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: Grandview Trail · 40.04203, -105.04015

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grandview Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miReach Grandview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Grandview Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 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/coal-creek-trail-grandview-trail-out-back-7-km-25fe

Trail surface

83% paved17% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F57°
Feels like83°Precip7%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°66°
Sun 93°63° 27%
Mon 91°70° 31%
Tue 89°65° 22%
Wed 89°61° 23%
Thu 94°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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