Miners Creek Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,722 ft · 7 hr 40 min
Miners Creek Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 4,722 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Miners Creek Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,722 ft · 7 hr 40 min
Elevation 9,696–12,509 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
Dogs allowed on leash · 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 miSharp left onto Miners Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 5.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 5.3 miSharp right onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- 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
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft
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