AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Superior, CO. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,374 – 5,581 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95337, -105.16371
Nearest town Superior, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,373–5,582 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95337, -105.16371

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway & Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  52. 0.5 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway & Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  53. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  54. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  55. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  57. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  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/coal-creek-trail-out-back-12-km-4334

Trail surface

49% paved28% gravel11% dirt8% other4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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