Vista Pointe Open Space

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

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

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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

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