Coal Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,053 – 5,131 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03838, -105.03640
Nearest town Erie, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,054–5,131 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: 40.03838, -105.03640
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% paved18% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Sunset Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Green Mill Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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