Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 3,158 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 3,158 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 3,158 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 9,756–12,561 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wheeler Trail · 39.49734, -106.13638
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn right onto Peak Nine Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 3.4 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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