Coal Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Adler-Fingru Open Space near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,187 – 5,332 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98007, -105.09163
Nearest town Lafayette, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,188–5,332 ft
Out & Back · Adler-Fingru Open Space
Trailhead: 39.98007, -105.09163
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: S Public Rd & Old Laramie Trail stop 91 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
85% gravel7% paved8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: S Public Rd & Old Laramie Trail stop 91 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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