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Vista Pointe Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,053 – 5,171 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03730, -105.02474
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,054–5,172 ft

Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03730, -105.02474

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coal-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-11e5

Trail surface

75% paved13% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark.

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