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Colliers Hill

Coal Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Colliers Hill near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 107 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 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

3.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,018–5,137 ft

Out & Back · Colliers Hill

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. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 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-fe3c

Trail surface

89% paved11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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