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Coal Creek Open Space

Coal Creek Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Coal Creek Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,010 – 5,109 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05020, -105.04512
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Coal Creek Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,012–5,108 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.05020, -105.04512

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading N.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 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-dcd3

Trail surface

76% paved24% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 95°63°
Sun 91°64° 30%
Mon 91°70° 30%
Tue 90°66° 24%
Wed 89°62° 21%
Thu 94°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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