Coal Creek Trail Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Coal Creek Trail Loop is a 3.4-mile loop in Colliers Hill near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Trail Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,018–5,132 ft
Loop · Colliers Hill
Trailhead: 40.05365, -105.02581
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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