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2 Bucks–Copper Mountain Road, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 45 min

2 Bucks–Copper Mountain Road, 6 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 902 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,895 – 10,775 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: A Road 39.49885, -106.16501
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
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2 Bucks–Copper Mountain Road, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 9,895–10,774 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: A Road · 39.49885, -106.16501

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 724 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on A Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Guller Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Red Tail, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Fawn-Tastic, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Oso, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Upper Fawn-Tastic, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SW.
  15. 500 ftSharp left onto Elk Alley, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto B Road, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto 2 Bucks, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Tail, heading NE.
  21. 1.4 miSharp left onto Copper Mountain Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guller Creek Trail, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftBear right onto A Road, heading E.
  24. 0.1 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/2-bucks-out-back

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F43°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 70°47°
Sun 76°50° 25%
Mon 64°49° 40%
Tue 71°45° 19%
Wed 73°48° 39%
Thu 73°49° 44%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 724 m from the trailhead

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