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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 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 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,030 – 5,174 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03506, -105.04592
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 min

Elevation 5,029–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03506, -105.04592

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 500 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  23. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  37. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading W.
  38. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coal-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-bac6

Trail surface

39% paved23% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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