Coal Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,052–5,131 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: Grandview Trail · 40.03790, -105.04017
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grandview Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Grandview Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grandview Trail Trailhead
- Grandview Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Grandview Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Grandview Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Grandview Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Community Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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