Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,545 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 9,696–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50488, -106.14090
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Lake via Haul Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- West Lake–Copper Mountain Road, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road Loop via Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 3.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- West Lake–New Old Road, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 883 ft
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