Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 42 min
Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It is mostly level, with 122 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,702 – 9,830 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50175, -106.14254
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 42 min
Elevation 9,701–9,831 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50175, -106.14254
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 240 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Haul Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Colorado Trail (Segment 8), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Shuttle, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% paved24% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
72°48°
Sun
72°49°
Mon
65°49°
37%
Tue
72°46°
26%
Wed
74°48°
42%
Thu
74°50°
38%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tenmile Recpath 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- West Lake & Elk Alley via Copper Mountain Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) 4.3 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft
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