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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,138 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04535, -105.02197
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,017–5,137 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.04535, -105.02197

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 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-5a69

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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