AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Open Space

Green Mill Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Green Mill Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,214 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03658, -105.01846
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Green Mill Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,070–5,215 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03658, -105.01846

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  33. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 0.4 miArrive 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-7-km-0e75

Trail surface

51% paved13% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 93°F56°
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 93°65°
Sun 93°63° 28%
Mon 91°69° 31%
Tue 89°65° 22%
Wed 88°61° 23%
Thu 94°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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