Colorado Trail (Segment 8)
3.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Colorado Trail (Segment 8) is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 528 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,751 – 10,007 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Haul Road 39.49941, -106.15070
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Colorado Trail (Segment 8)
3.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 9,750–10,006 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Haul Road · 39.49941, -106.15070
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 245 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading S.
- 1.4 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% dirt27% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 245 m from the trailhead
More from Haul Road Trailhead
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 2.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) 3.6 mi · ▲ 555 ft
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