Coal Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,007–5,053 ft
Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 40.03531, -105.04655
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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