Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,558 ft, with sections as steep as 20% 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: 20%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Haul Road 39.49928, -106.15277
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 9,696–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Haul Road · 39.49928, -106.15277
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 325 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Haul Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Shuttle, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Haul Road, heading W.
- 350 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
61% dirt39% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodward stop 325 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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