Coal Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Adler-Fingru Open Space near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,187 – 5,259 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98007, -105.09163
Nearest town Lafayette, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,188–5,260 ft
Out & Back · Adler-Fingru Open Space
Trailhead: 39.98007, -105.09163
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: S Public Rd & Old Laramie Trail stop 91 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 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
90% gravel10% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Public Rd & Old Laramie Trail stop 91 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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