Wheeler Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Wheeler Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,482 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wheeler Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,756–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wheeler Trail · 39.49734, -106.13638
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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