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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,148 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04931, -105.03863
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,017–5,147 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.04931, -105.03863

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  44. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 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-6-km-4b30

Trail surface

71% paved28% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 30%
Mon 90°69° 30%
Tue 89°62° 24%
Wed 92°61° 21%
Thu 90°64° 20%
Fri 91°62° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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