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Vista Pointe Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,046 – 5,131 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grandview Trail 40.04203, -105.04015
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,047–5,131 ft

Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space

Trailhead: Grandview Trail · 40.04203, -105.04015

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grandview Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Mill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grandview Trail, heading N.
  22. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 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-a12c

Trail surface

68% paved17% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 3 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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