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Coal Creek Open Space

Green Mill Road–Return to Top - Red, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Green Mill Road–Return to Top - Red, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,266 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02948, -105.02004
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Green Mill Road–Return to Top - Red, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,070–5,266 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.02948, -105.02004

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sage - Green, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Gramma, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Yucca - Black, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yucca - Black, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Gramma, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Yucca - Black, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading W.
  11. 300 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Return to Top - Red, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Sage - Green, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mill Road, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 miReach Sage - Green, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.6 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  43. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading S.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  49. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 500 ftTurn right onto Sage - Green, heading S.
  51. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftSharp right onto Return to Top - Red, heading SE.
  53. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading SW.
  55. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sage - Green, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading SW.
  57. 250 ftBear right onto Yucca - Black, heading S.
  58. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  59. 50 ftTurn right onto Yucca - Black, heading E.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yucca - Black, heading E.
  62. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  63. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red Trail, heading E.
  64. 100 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  65. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  66. 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-return-to-top-red-out-back-3-sights-5-km-71f9

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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