AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, CO. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,214 – 5,371 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96918, -105.09124
Nearest town Maple Grove, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,214–5,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96918, -105.09124

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: US 287 & Campus Dr stop 177 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  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-e261

Trail surface

46% gravel36% paved8% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 90°63° 22%
Mon 90°70° 28%
Tue 89°61° 24%
Wed 92°61° 24%
Thu 90°66° 22%
Fri 92°62° 16%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: US 287 & Campus Dr stop 177 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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