Burro Trail & Wheeler Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 5,140 ft · 7 hr 48 min
Burro Trail & Wheeler Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 5,140 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Burro Trail & Wheeler Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 5,140 ft · 7 hr 48 min
Elevation 9,696–12,537 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50488, -106.14090
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 6.1 miBear left onto Crystal Lake Road, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Burro Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crystal Lake Road, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Wheeler Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Lake via Haul Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- West Lake–Copper Mountain Road, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road Loop via Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 3.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft
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