The trail was rerouted 17 miles due to a trespass issue near the Tabeguache area north of Nucla in 2017.
[2] Funding for the 17-mile reroute project came from the Telluride Foundation, the Colorado Historical Society, Montrose County, and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Trails Grant fund and brought the Paradox Trail within a quarter of a mile of the Town of Nucla.
[3] Most of the trail is a two-track path ranging in altitude from 9,500 feet (2,900 m) on the Uncompahgre Plateau to the lower elevations of 4,800 ft (1,500 m) along the Dolores River.
Some areas qualify as single-track because of the trail width and there are at least five "hike-a-bike" sections to be negotiated.
Wildlife such as elk, mountain lions, coyotes, and rattlesnakes abound throughout the region traversed by the trail.