West Lake via Haul Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route passes West Lake before reaching West Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,695 – 9,840 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50488, -106.14090
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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West Lake via Haul Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 55 min
Elevation 9,697–9,838 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 ftTurn right onto New Old Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 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
55% paved23% dirt22% 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–Copper Mountain Road, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 353 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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