Wheeler Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 4 hr
Wheeler Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 2,184 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,708 – 11,251 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Born Club Drive 39.49570, -106.13930
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Wheeler Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 9,708–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Born Club Drive · 39.49570, -106.13930
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: East Village stop 743 m from the trailhead
- Start on Born Club Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 8), heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Born Club Drive, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
73% dirt20% paved7% 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: East Village stop 743 m from the trailhead
More from Born Club Drive Trailhead
- Born Club Drive 2 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Born Club Drive 3.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) 4.8 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,707 ft
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