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Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 3,276 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,695 – 12,560 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50175, -106.14254
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
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Peak Nine Road & Wheeler Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 9,696–12,561 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.50175, -106.14254

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 240 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
  10. 4.2 miTurn right onto Peak Nine Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peak-nine-road-wheeler-trail-out-back-3-sights-21-km

Trail surface

66% dirt27% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F48°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity43%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 72°49°
Mon 65°47° 37%
Tue 73°45° 26%
Wed 74°48° 42%
Thu 69°48° 38%
Fri 71°45° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 240 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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