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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,174 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04718, -105.03687
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,017–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.04718, -105.03687

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  44. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  48. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 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-7-km-17b9

Trail surface

65% paved12% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 30%
Mon 90°69° 30%
Tue 89°62° 24%
Wed 92°61° 21%
Thu 90°64° 20%
Fri 91°62° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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