AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Open Space

Green Mill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Green Mill Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,174 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03858, -105.02813
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Green Mill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,070–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03858, -105.02813

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 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/green-mill-road-out-back-5-km-06d7

Trail surface

37% paved17% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 93°F57°
Feels like80°Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°65°
Sun 90°63° 28%
Mon 91°70° 31%
Tue 89°65° 22%
Wed 88°61° 23%
Thu 94°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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