West Lake–Copper Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route reaches West Lake. It climbs 353 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,695 – 10,073 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50488, -106.14090
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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West Lake–Copper Mountain Road, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 9,697–10,074 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50488, -106.14090
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Tenmile Recpath, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Haul Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass West Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto New Old Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Copper Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto New Old Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Haul Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Shuttle, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% paved19% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
72°48°
Sun
72°49°
Mon
65°49°
37%
Tue
72°46°
26%
Wed
74°48°
42%
Thu
74°50°
38%
Good to know
- 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
- 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
- West Lake–New Old Road, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 883 ft
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