Copper Mountain Road–Elk Alley, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr
Copper Mountain Road–Elk Alley, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,807 – 10,371 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tenmile Recpath 39.50057, -106.16260
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Copper Mountain Road–Elk Alley, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 9,807–10,371 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tenmile Recpath · 39.50057, -106.16260
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 451 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tenmile Recpath, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto A Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Gopher It, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Gopher It, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Guller Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Red Tail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Tenmile Recpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Tail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Copper Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guller Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto A Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto A Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto A Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt7% paved46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 451 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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