Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Miracle Mile, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. The route reaches Miracle Mile Sunset Point. It climbs 832 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi210 – 554 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37136, -123.77391
Nearest town Caspar, CA
Directions
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Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Miracle Mile, 5 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 832 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 211–556 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.37136, -123.77391
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Miracle Mile, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Miracle Mile Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charlie Bell, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Widowmaker, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto TV, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Lighten Up, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Miracle Mile Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left onto TV, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Charlie Bell, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Miracle Mile, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
30% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
62°52°
Sun
69°48°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
75°52°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
79°57°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Jugs Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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