Erie Loop Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Erie Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Colliers Hill near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Erie Loop Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,018–5,132 ft
Out & Back · Colliers Hill
Trailhead: 40.04732, -105.02099
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Erie Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Erie Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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