Coal Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,115 – 5,154 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99156, -105.06105
Nearest town Lafayette, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 5,113–5,155 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.99156, -105.06105
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Coal Creek Trailhead access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Coal Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trailhead access, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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.
Trail surface
95% gravel5% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F58°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
93°64°
Sun
91°63°
25%
Mon
91°70°
26%
Tue
89°65°
25%
Wed
88°61°
23%
Thu
94°62°
21%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Coal Creek Trail–Return to Top - Red, 5 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft
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