Indiana Creek-Pennsylvania Creek-Wheelers Trail-Burro trail

Closest Major City: Breckenridge

Distance: 21.70 miles (34.92 KM)

Description:
1.0 - On the first road switchback right take left off road and find trail. This is a baby smooth singletrack ideal to warm up on. 2.6 - Singletrack ends on the Indiana Creek road - pavement. Follow the road up; 3.0 - Fork, stay on the Indiana Creek road; 3.7 - End of the pavement and continue on a dirt road; 4.2 - Eventually the dirt road turns to a jeep road; 4.3 - At the fork, keep left; 4.5 - Indiana Creek crossing - negotiable but be wary of late spring flooding; 4.6 - Fork and take a right on a jeep road. This becomes a steady and steep climb; 5.6 - Get to the ridge, take a jeep road on your right downhill! 5.7 - Catch narrow single track on your right, follow it and go to the summit of Mount Argentine (11,412'); 7.0 - Mt. Argentine summit! Take in the views or take a break - do both! 8.3 - Back to the jeep road at Pennsylvania Creek, take a right turn; 10.2 - Connect with Hwy 9. Options: book down to Breckenridge if you're spent or climb two miles up to the Weelers trailhead (same as the Quandary Peak trailhead); 12.2 - Pass a lodge and take a right turn on a dirt road crossing the creek from McCullough Gulch and follow the jeep road up; 13.0 - Keep right on when you reach the fork; 13.2 - If it's still there, you should see an old cabin/shack. 13.6 - Intersection with another dirt road, climb up 200' to the Wheelers trail junction (sign), challenging climb up on a narrow trail. Do not give up at this point! A reward will come soon. 14.4 - Oh yeah end of the climb! Get ready for a blast of long downhill action all on a single track!; 16.3 - At intersection with Spruce Creek trail follow the Wheelers trail straight ahead; 16.4 - At intersection with a dirt road take right turn downhill; 17.6 - Find Burro Trail singletrack on your left, go for it! 21.7 - back to the parking lot; breathe again!

Directions to the trail:
Take Hwy 9 off I-70 towards Frisco and Breckenridge. Pass Breckenridge and park near the gas station at the end of the village on your right. The mileage count starts at the gas station. Take a right turn on the Boreas Pass road.