Coal Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 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
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,012–5,043 ft
Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 40.05020, -105.04512
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Blue Gramma via Coal Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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