Coal Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Adler-Fingru Open Space near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,164 – 5,259 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98035, -105.08112
Nearest town Lafayette, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,165–5,260 ft
Out & Back · Adler-Fingru Open Space
Trailhead: 39.98035, -105.08112
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: South Boulder Rd & Robin Hood St stop 714 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
79% gravel12% paved9% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F64°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
90°64°
25%
Mon
90°70°
26%
Tue
89°61°
25%
Wed
92°61°
23%
Thu
90°66°
21%
Fri
93°62°
16%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Boulder Rd & Robin Hood St stop 714 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rock Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rock Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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