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Coal Creek Open Space

Return to Top - Red & Sage - Green via Coal Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Return to Top - Red & Sage - Green via Coal Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,227 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04356, -105.04289
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Return to Top - Red & Sage - Green via Coal Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,017–5,228 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. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Meadows Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 450 ftTurn right onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  23. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  29. 250 ftReach Return to Top - Red, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  32. 300 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  34. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp right onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  36. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  44. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadows Trail, heading S.
  50. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  52. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  53. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  54. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  55. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  56. 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/return-to-top-red-sage-green-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

50% paved25% dirt25% 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. 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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