Coal Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 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
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,007–5,101 ft
Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 40.05455, -105.03855
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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