Blue Creek Lodge
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Wheeler Loop
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.5 mi
Distance
56 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Rio Grande National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
La Garita Wilderness wilderness
Out & back
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Wheeler Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 56 ft
- Highest point
- 11,915 ft
- Lowest point
- 11,141 ft
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Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- La Garita Wilderness
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Wheeler Loop is a 2.50-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by Rio Grande National Forest. The trail gains 56 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 11,915 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 11,915 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- La Garita Wilderness · Wilderness
- Divide Ranger District · Ranger district
- Rio Grande National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Divide Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Big Meadows Recreation Area Use Regulations
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Beaver Creek Recreation Area Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Wolf Creek Pass Winter Recreation Area
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Motor Vehicle Seasonal Groomed Road Closures
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
NFS ROAD 510 AND 510.3B AREA CLSOURE
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wason Park Cut-OffHiking0.9 mi
- Machin BasinHiking1.1 mi
- La Garita Sd.Hiking1.6 mi
- Hansen Mill CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
- Hansons Mill Dispersed CampsiteCamping5.6 mi
- South Fork Saguache CreekCanoeing6.2 mi
- Wheeler Basin Site 2Camping6.6 mi
- Rio GrandeRiver fishing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Grizzly RT RV Park
Hiking business nearby (~34 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Crazy Horse Outfitters
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