Wheeler Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Wheeler Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. It climbs 1,500 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,758 – 11,251 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 7) 39.49341, -106.13507
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Wheeler Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 9,756–11,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 7) · 39.49341, -106.13507
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 7), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NE.
- 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 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
87% dirt11% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
70°47°
Sun
76°50°
28%
Mon
64°49°
40%
Tue
71°46°
19%
Wed
74°48°
39%
Thu
73°50°
44%
More from Colorado Trail (Segment 7) Trailhead
- Colorado Trail (Segment 8) 3.1 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Fremont Pass Recreational Pathway Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Miners Creek Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 4,678 ft
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