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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,181
Real Name: Ron
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,181
Real Name: Ron
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It's been 30+ years since I've been to Wheeler, but I remember it as being a pretty cool place. We hiked in from the non-4wd trailhead; as I recall that was about 6 miles one way, with not too much elevation gain/loss. I had some friends do it later that same year via the 4wd road, with basically stock ca 1980's vehicles. They described it as a very long day - it's 26 miles of bad road round trip. The biggest issue they had was some muddy spots that were somewhat challenging.
Traildamage.com rates the trail as a 3 (out of 10), which puts it within the capability of a stock 4th gen. However, their data is 9 years old, so who knows what it looks like today. They also mentioned the mud.
I don't know exactly what your time frame of a "couple of weeks" means, but we've had a ton of snow in Colorado this winter. The Wheeler area is around 11,000 feet elevation; I would be highly doubtful the road will melt out before mid July at best, and then it will stay muddy for several more weeks.
I would suggest driving to the non-4wd trailhead, camp, get an early start next day, throw some micro spikes in your pack for snow crossings, and hike in.
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