West Lake–Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route reaches West Lake. It climbs 996 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,761 – 10,778 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Haul Road 39.50005, -106.15531
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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West Lake–Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 9,761–10,778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Haul Road · 39.50005, -106.15531
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 315 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Haul Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass West Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Tail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto East Fork, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Tail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Copper Mt.-Mckenzie Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Elk Alley, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copper Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Elk Alley, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Copper Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Fawn-Tastic, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Blue Oso, heading NE.
- 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 right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Haul Road, heading SE.
- 100 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F47°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity43%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
72°49°
Mon
65°47°
37%
Tue
72°45°
26%
Wed
74°48°
42%
Thu
69°48°
38%
Fri
71°45°
28%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Passage Point stop 315 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Haul Road Trailhead
- Curtain Ponds–West Lake, 3 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- West Lake–Copper Mountain Road Loop, 6 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- West Lake–2 Bucks Loop, 7 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 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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