AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Louisville, CO. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,374 – 5,473 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96549, -105.14705
Nearest town Louisville, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,373–5,472 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96549, -105.14705

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway & Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  31. 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-5-km-939b

Trail surface

70% paved28% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 91°F63°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°66°
Sun 89°63° 22%
Mon 90°69° 39%
Tue 88°64° 22%
Wed 87°60° 26%
Thu 93°61° 27%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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