West Lake–Colorado Trail (Segment 8), 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Copper Mountain, CO. The route passes West Lake and West Lake. It climbs 425 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,676 – 10,007 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tenmile Recpath 39.50913, -106.14245
Nearest town Copper Mountain, CO
Directions
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West Lake–Colorado Trail (Segment 8), 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 9,675–10,006 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tenmile Recpath · 39.50913, -106.14245
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 580 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tenmile Recpath, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sky Chutes Lane, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Copper Shuttle, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Haul Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass West Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto New Old Road, heading W.
- 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.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Haul Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
50% paved42% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
71°48°
Sun
76°50°
28%
Mon
65°50°
40%
Tue
72°46°
19%
Wed
74°48°
39%
Thu
74°50°
44%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 580 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tenmile Recpath Trailhead
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway & Tenmile Recpath 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Gore Range Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft
- Wheeler Lakes & Wheeler Lakes Trail via Gore Range Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway–Tenmile Recpath, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft
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