Coal Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 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
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,007–5,084 ft
Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 40.04718, -105.03687
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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