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Paradox Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Paradox Trail

Nucla, Colorado

3.5 mi

Distance

719 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 26m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Paradox Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,820 ft
Max:1,885 ft
Gain:219 ft
Loss:219 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,820 ft and 1,885 ft across 3.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,820 ft1,842 ft1,863 ft1,885 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.7 mi2.6 mi3.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,820 ft
High point0.5 mi1,885 ft
End3.5 mi1,820 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Nucla, CO · in or next to town
County:
Montrose County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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