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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Paradise Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Bill Miller Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bill Miller Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed
More from Buffalo Creek Trail Trailhead
- Buffalo Creek Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft
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