AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 7.9-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 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95189, -105.16558
Nearest town Superior, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,373–5,582 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95189, -105.16558

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

Transit-accessible: McCaslin Blvd & Coal Creek Dr stop 164 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway & Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  46. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  55. 0.5 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway & Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  56. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  57. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  60. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  61. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  62. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  63. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  64. 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-13-km-28d5

Trail surface

50% paved27% gravel10% dirt7% other6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McCaslin Blvd & Coal Creek Dr stop 164 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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