Coal Creek Trail

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Trail

11.4 mile 18.3 kilometer point to point
100% Runnable
Easy

Elevation

Ascent: 119' 36 m
Descent: -529' -161 m
High: 5,476' 1,669 m
Low: 5,062' 1,543 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 1% (1°)
Max Grade: 6% (3°)

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Trail shared by Benjamin Pontecorvo

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“An all-weather doubletrack connecting the towns of Superior, Louisville, Lafayette and Erie.”

— Benjamin Pontecorvo

Features River/Creek · Views

Open dawn to sundown. Non-motorized travel.

Description

This all-weather surface doubletrack follows Coal Creek and connects the towns of Superior to the towns of Louisville, Lafayette, and Erie to the east. Continuing northeast, the trail connects to Erie Forest.

This trail was heavily damaged in the 500 year flood in Sept., 2013, however most of the trail has been repaired.

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Land Manager: Boulder County, CO - Parks and Open Space

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Check-Ins

Apr 14, 2018

Elysha L

Sep 7, 2016

DwightD Dettloff

Jul 29, 2016

DwightD Dettloff

Hot and dry 2.5mi — 0h 23m

Nov 22, 2015

Kaylee M

3.3mi

Trail Ratings

3.2 from 6 votes

#4

in Marshall Mesa

#17734

Overall

3.2 from 6 votes

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Trail Rankings

#4

in Marshall Mesa

#1,592

in Colorado

#17,734

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Long's Peak

Orographic Wave Clouds

Orographic Wave Clouds

The Coal Creek trail, following the Coal Creek, of course.

The Coal Creek trail, following the Coal Creek,…

Junction of Dry Creek Trail and Coal Creek Trail

Junction of Dry Creek Trail and Coal Creek Trail

The Coal Creek and its riparian corridor. Water flows year-around to the east.

The Coal Creek and its riparian corridor. Water…

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