Arapaho National Forest

Bill Miller Trail & Paradise Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Bill Miller Trail & Paradise Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,777 – 9,407 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Creek Trail 40.25714, -106.10913
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Directions

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Bill Miller Trail & Paradise Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 8,776–9,406 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Buffalo Creek Trail · 40.25714, -106.10913

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Paradise Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miReach Bill Miller Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bill Miller Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed

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