Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,545 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 9,696–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tenmile Recpath · 39.50322, -106.14333
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 117 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tenmile Recpath, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 117 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tenmile Recpath Trailhead
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) & Haul Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 122 ft
- Tenmile Recpath 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- West Lake & Elk Alley via Copper Mountain Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) 4.3 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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