Vista Pointe Open Space

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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