West Lake–2 Bucks Loop, 7 sights is a 5.6-mile loop near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route reaches West Lake. It climbs 1,276 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,771 – 11,047 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Copper Circle 39.49975, -106.15743
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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West Lake–2 Bucks Loop, 7 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 9,772–11,048 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Copper Circle · 39.49975, -106.15743
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 269 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New Old Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass West Lake.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Red Tail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 2 Bucks, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Copper Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Elk Alley, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Oso, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Elk Alley, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Tail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Fork, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red Tail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto New Old Road, heading N.
- 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
71°47°
Sun
76°50°
28%
Mon
65°49°
40%
Tue
72°46°
19%
Wed
74°48°
39%
Thu
74°50°
44%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 269 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Copper Circle Trailhead
- Curtain Ponds–West Lake, 3 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- West Lake–Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 996 ft
- West Lake–Haul Road, 4 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,283 ft
- Peak 8–West Lake, 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 6,038 ft
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