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Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,534 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,695 – 11,251 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copper Shuttle 39.50193, -106.14872
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
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Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 9,696–11,250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Copper Shuttle · 39.50193, -106.14872

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 156 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Copper Shuttle, heading E.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading W.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fremont-pass-recreational-pathway-out-back-10-km-587f

Trail surface

63% dirt37% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 156 m from the trailhead

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