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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 246 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 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05682, -105.03903
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,017–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.05682, -105.03903

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  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 E.
  26. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  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 W.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  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 NE.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  44. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  47. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  48. 0.5 miTurn 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-9-km-51e1

Trail surface

61% paved22% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F61°
Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°60°
Mon 90°69° 21%
Tue 89°62° 21%
Wed 92°61° 16%
Thu 89°63°
Fri 91°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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