Trail
Coal Creek Trail and Open Space
The regional trail along Coal Creek through 400 acres of Town open space, about 10 miles of concrete, soft-surface and crusher-fine trail from Reliance Park south to the Boulder County trail toward Lafayette, Louisville and Superior.
Coal Creek bisects Erie from north to south and the Town’s 400-acre open space along it, in three units, carries the Coal Creek Regional Trail: 4.7 miles of concrete, 2.9 of soft surface and 2.5 of crusher fines, with benches and pet-waste stations. At the south end it joins Boulder County’s 14-mile Coal Creek Trail toward Lafayette, Louisville and Superior. Trailheads at Reliance Park (900 County Road 1.5), the Leon A. Wurl Service Center at Bonnell and Lasnik, the disc golf course on Erie Parkway, and Lehigh Park. Sunrise to sunset; dogs on leash; coyotes about; no horses.
At a glance regional trail · walking · cycling · open space
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- Erie trails: the paved Coal Creek corridor or the singletrack
Erie has two trail systems that suit different days: ten miles of concrete and crusher fines along Coal Creek, open whenever it is light, and 3.15 miles of purpose-built mountain-bike singletrack at Sunset Open Space that the Town closes whenever it is wet. Which to pick, where to park, and where to check.
- Explore Erie: four places in walking order
Park once at Coal Creek Park, walk a stretch of the creek trail, then Town Hall, the Briggs Street shops and a meal on the block. On a Monday, three of the dinner places are closed; the alternatives are here.
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