Crystal Lake Road & Wheeler Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Crystal Lake Road & Wheeler Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 1,241 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,581 – 11,405 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Burro Trail 39.43596, -106.05600
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Crystal Lake Road & Wheeler Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 10,581–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Burro Trail · 39.43596, -106.05600
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 39° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Crystal Lake Road, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 1 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F39°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
70°35°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
69°44°
20%
Sun
72°46°
25%
Mon
63°47°
41%
Tue
66°42°
22%
Wed
68°45°
42%
Thu
70°46°
45%
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