AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Open Space

Green Mill Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min

Green Mill Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,174 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03838, -105.03640
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Green Mill Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min

Elevation 5,070–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03838, -105.03640

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  19. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 400 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/green-mill-road-out-back-4-km-a078

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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