Spruce Creek Trail & Wheeler Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Spruce Creek Trail & Wheeler Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 579 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi10,345 – 10,959 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead 39.42868, -106.06955
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Spruce Creek Trail & Wheeler Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 10,345–10,959 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead · 39.42868, -106.06955
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wheeler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
66°46°
20%
Sun
71°47°
22%
Mon
62°46°
41%
Tue
65°41°
21%
Wed
67°44°
42%
Thu
69°45°
45%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mayflower Lakes Trailhead Trailhead
- Mayflower Lakes–Mayflower Lakes Trail, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Lower Crystal Lake–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft
- Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
- Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft
- Maggie Pond–Burro Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft
- Crystal Lake Road & Warrior’s Mark via Burro Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft
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