Coal Creek Open Space

Grandview Trail & Green Mill Road via Coal Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min

Grandview Trail & Green Mill Road via Coal Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,118 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04356, -105.04289
Nearest town Erie, CO

Directions

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Grandview Trail & Green Mill Road via Coal Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min

Elevation 5,017–5,117 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.04356, -105.04289

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Grandview Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mill Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Grandview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grandview Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 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

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 29%
Mon 90°69° 29%
Tue 89°62° 25%
Wed 92°61° 21%
Thu 89°63° 20%
Fri 91°62° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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