Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road Loop via Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway

3.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road Loop via Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway is a 3.3-mile loop near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 291 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,695 – 10,007 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50488, -106.14090
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO

Directions

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Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road Loop via Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway

3.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 9,696–10,006 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 39.50488, -106.14090

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Haul Road, heading S.
  7. 150 ftReach Haul Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading W.
  9. 1.6 miBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% paved48% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip10%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 71°47°
Sun 76°51° 28%
Mon 65°50° 40%
Tue 72°46° 19%
Wed 74°48° 39%
Thu 74°50° 44%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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