Coal Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,053 – 5,138 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03978, -105.03273
Nearest town Erie, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,054–5,139 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: 40.03978, -105.03273
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 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
67% paved17% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
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 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Green Mill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Green Mill Road 3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Green Mill Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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