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

  1. Start on Tenmile Recpath, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto A Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Gopher It, heading W.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Gopher It, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Guller Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Red Tail, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading S.
  16. 450 ftReach Tenmile Recpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Tail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftSharp left onto Copper Mountain Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guller Creek Trail, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto A Road, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto A Road, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right onto A Road, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gopher It, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear left onto A Road, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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