Coal Creek Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Coal Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,017–5,132 ft
Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 40.05140, -105.02553
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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