Coal Creek Viewpoint–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Coal Creek Viewpoint–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Mountain View Estates, CO. The route reaches Coal Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 273 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Viewpoint–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,065–5,246 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: 40.00077, -105.02253
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trailhead access, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Coal Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trailhead access, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Vista Pointe Trail via Vista Ridge Community Trail 4 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft
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