1.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 550 ft of climbing · 8,796 ft–9,210 ft · native material surface · trail No. 53 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/15
TrailheadBill Miller Trailhead 8,792 ft Drive there
Bill Miller Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Bill Miller Trailhead provides access into the Troublesome Basin roadless areas. This is a non-motorized, multi-use trail. There are no developed facilities.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.