Curtain Ponds–West Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route passes West Lake before reaching Curtain Ponds at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,676 – 9,840 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Copper Circle 39.49975, -106.15743
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Curtain Ponds–West Lake, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 9,675–9,838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Copper Circle · 39.49975, -106.15743
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 269 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New Old Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass West Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Haul Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Shuttle, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Curtain Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Haul Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto New Old Road, heading W.
- 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
74% paved19% dirt7% 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°50°
28%
Mon
65°49°
40%
Tue
72°46°
19%
Wed
74°48°
39%
Thu
74°50°
44%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 269 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Copper Circle Trailhead
- West Lake–Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 996 ft
- West Lake–2 Bucks Loop, 7 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- West Lake–Haul Road, 4 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,283 ft
- Peak 8–West Lake, 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 6,038 ft
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