Miller Jeep Trail / 20W06 / 129

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Seasonal Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/16/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Closed till spring

Loren Webb

550

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/16/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Miller Jeep Trail is a steep ascent with 3 difficult obstacles along the way. You will want a couple trail buddies to spot and/or assist you through the obstacles. There is a 20+ mile drive back to the 5 Freeway from the top of the trail (Dutchman Campground).

Chris

300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/15/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

A Decently technical trail.

Jeff Siegel

1250

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/28/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Wow! I feel like a true champion now that I've successfully run the Lockwood/Miller gruesome twosome! Met up with guys from a Facebook group and we started at about 4:30 PM! The trail is epic and seems endless. And it saves its best and most challenging obstacles to the last, just about at the top. Our group did not offer any spotting so many of the obstacles were not visible to me and I ended up breaking a bead and getting a flat, but after a seamless tire change aided by fellow trail runners I was headed up the final hill to a successful ending at dusk. I am very glad that despite the intermediate ranking by this website that I waited to run it with others. Being spotted by someone who knows the trail would make it far easier but we didn't have the luxury (or the time). Our group contained an older Nissan Pathfinder which appeared stock, although I suspect he has lockers as he didn't have much problems getting up the trail! Thanks to all who went for the comradery and assistance!

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Visited: 04/29/2022

Reports that the trail has been opened for the year.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 12/08/2021

Trails closing for the season

Tech Wheelies

200

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/27/2021

This is a great trail. Great mix of different challenges. Steep cliffs, big rocks, tight turns, blind hills. Very technical. Id make sure you have lockers or a friend with a winch. I wouldnt go it alone. I went with 2 friends. One has a mid 80s 4Runner, the other has a supercharged 4runner that is around 3 or 4 years old.

Tristin Fichtner

1300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/05/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

This trail was a great day trip. The views were amazing and there weren't too many people out on the trail. The final climb up the last hill was a great test for someone like me who has just started off-roading. I would definitely recommend rock sliders and a rear locker.

Alex Hernandez

100

Open

Visited: 05/16/2021

steep and really fun! if youre coming off of lockwood creek trail, you can see the steep trail tracing the mountain. first time and i spotted the trail on the other peak.really cool experience

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 04/26/2021

Open for the season

randy t.

750

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 12/07/2020

Other than 3 small waterfall parts it is a equal extension of Lockwood Creek Trail. Only used the locker a couple of time and hit the slider once.

Bob Justus

1900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/14/2020

Wow!! This is a great trail full of great challenges and requires the right line of attack at quite a few places. We made it to the top in our 2007 JKU, no lockers, sway bar disconnect, 33” tires on a 2.5” lift. But it was a challenge, which is what we wanted :). My stock slider step saved us as we slipped off a rock and into another (tube sliders on order!) so no body damage, but could easily have gone from bad to worse. I’d say airing down was absolutely required and really allowed the Jeep to grab on to some of the larger boulders. Great memory and highly recommend.

Erik

800

Open

Visited: 08/06/2020

First time out on this trail and it was a lot of fun with a few challenges. Camped at Cottonwood the night before and had it all to ourselves. The rocky hill climbs weren't too bad but the larger shelf obstacles towards the top of the trail were pretty dug out. Ran this with a GX470, a JKU Rubicon, and a 5th gen 4Runner and we all used our armor to get through the last couple sections. Body damage would be a really possibility without sliders. Dutchman campground was empty and made a nice spot to take a break before the freeway home.

Cody & Trista Pietro

Official Crew

1300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/06/2020

Absolutely loved the first 90% of this trail. After watching a bunch of videos and reading up I thought i’d be able to complete this trail but sadly no. The first hard rock obstacle as shown in the video is far more eroded away and there are tons of loose little rocks before it, making it a much harder section. This was the spot I had to sadly throw in the towel and turn back or possibly sustain serious body damage. Other than the defeat, this trail was a blast to run, loved the steep hill climb after the first yellow jacket off-shoot. For those wondering I drive a 2014 Cherokee Trailhawk with 31” tires and a 2” lift. If I had rock rails I may have had some more luck but couldnt risk the damage without them. My buddy made it to the same spot in a bone stock Nissan Frontier pro-4x. Will definitely be back to try and tackle this one again down the road.

Will

100

Open

Visited: 05/23/2020

Got shutdown at the first obstacle running from top to bottom. It got pretty teeter totter trying to make a multipoint turn. By the time I got it lined up I was still worried about body damage, and my spotter in training (Gf) was pretty over it. Still poppies in the OHV area which was really pretty and the Dutchman campground was empty...definitely want to come back and camp there

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Seasonal Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/20/2019

The trail should have closed today with the storm we just recieved.

Scot Burk

100

Open

Visited: 10/23/2019

My second jeep trail and it was a lot of fun. No traffic during the week. 2019 Can Am X3 Maverick XRC Turbo R.

Juan Velasquez

1400

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 09/28/2019

Nice easy trail however the traffic is ridiculous. I will avoid this trail on the weekends. I ran it with open diffs no issues however some other open diff rigs took hours to complete the last 1/2 mile. Ran this trail 4 times and 3 were heavily trafficked.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/16/2019

Ran the trail the other day. Took the stock JLU out for a play run. We never turned the lockers on once to show a few people, lockers are not needed in a stock 4-door to do this trail. Good Times.

Dez Smith

500

Open

Visited: 06/30/2019

Good trail kind of sketch for my first time but will definitely be going back.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/31/2019

Just heard they are opening the trails today.

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Temporary Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/09/2019

Talked with the rangers office, sounds like a lot of damage has happened on the trails from all the rain this year. It is unclear when the trails will open. Best to check this website if you want to plan a trip. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lpnf/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5307967

Josh Noesser

Official Crew

106150

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/01/2018

Ran the trail and decided to camp the night. What a cool place to get away from the City. Great trail. We had lunch at Piru Creek then headed up Miller that afternoon. As always the trail was hard, but nothing a stock high ground clearance 4x4 can't do. We hade several different types of vehicles with us this trip ranging from Jeep Wranglers to Toyota FJ. A great trip as always #FalkenTires

Robert

700

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 06/18/2018

I visit this trail on a regular basis and always have a great time. This is a great trail if you're in the area or visiting Hungry Valley SVRA. I've been spending time on this trail since I was a kid in my Dad's 78' CJ5. There's a few tricky obstacles when traveling up towards the peak of Alamo. This trail is more difficult than any marked trail offered in Hungry Valley. However it can be done in stock high clearance vehicles with a little finesse. Sunset camp is at the base joining Miller and Lockwood and makes for a great lunch spot or overnight camp.

David May

Official Crew

3450

Open

Visited: 06/17/2017

This was my first trip on Miller Jeep Trail. The trail description was very accurate. Great weather and very little traffic. We camped at the Dutchman Campground. Good times!

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