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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
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Parking
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Camping
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Region Details
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- 2
- 16
- 11
Activities
Caution on Aug 15, 2019
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #318
- State Ranking
- #5
- Trails (view details)
- 36
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 36
- Trails Hike
- 36
- Trails Trail Running
- 36
- Total Distance
- 70 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,746 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,778 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,982 ft
- Reports
- 234
- Photos
- 138
- Ridden Counter
- 5,849
Popular Mills River Mountain Biking Trails
Mills River Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Full Spencer Gap to Fletcher Creek Loop | 13 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Laurel Pilot Rock | 9 miles | |
| Wash Creek-Spencer-Fletcher-Lower Trace | 13 miles | |
| One-handed Sack-basket | 33 miles | |
| Laurel/Pilot | 13 miles | |
| 50 Miles of Pisgah from Turkey Pen Gap | 53 miles | |
| Pilot to Black | 16 miles | |
| 50 Miles of Pisgah from North Mills | 54 miles | |
| Sat We(t) Ride | 15 miles | |
| Bike Transylvania: Big Boy Pisgah Ride | 32 miles |
Photos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Pilot Cove - Slate Rock
15 |
Jun 23, 2019 @ 5:28pm
Jun 23, 2019
trail: Pilot Cove - Slate Rock
9 |
Jun 23, 2019 @ 5:28pm
Jun 23, 2019
trail: Pilot Cove - Slate Rock
12 |
Jun 23, 2019 @ 5:27pm
Jun 23, 2019
trail: Pilot Cove - Slate Rock
12 |
Jun 23, 2019 @ 5:27pm
Jun 23, 2019Videos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Pilot Cove Loop
6:13 |
178 |
Apr 15, 2017
trail: Pilot Rock
2:09 |
96 |
Oct 26, 2016
trail: Pilot Rock
2:00 |
125 |
Oct 26, 2016
trail: Pilot Rock
3:15 |
58 |
Oct 26, 2016
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Rock Connector | Aug 15, 2019 @ 6:07pm Aug 15, 2019 | Wet | vespasianus | Trail is in terrible shape. Tried riding... | |
| Wash Creek Lower | Jul 27, 2019 @ 6:56am Jul 27, 2019 | Variable | CyberBomb | ||
| Trace Ridge Descent | Jul 27, 2019 @ 6:56am Jul 27, 2019 | Dry | CyberBomb |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Creek Upper | Aug 15, 2019 @ 5:01am Aug 15, 2019 | Wet | Korrowan | ||
| Fletcher Creek Lower | Aug 15, 2019 @ 5:01am Aug 15, 2019 | Wet | Korrowan | ||
| New Lower Trace Ridge - Reroute | Aug 15, 2019 @ 5:01am Aug 15, 2019 | Prevalent Mud | Korrowan | ||
| Spencer Gap Upper | Jul 27, 2019 @ 6:56am Jul 27, 2019 | Dry | CyberBomb | ||
| Pilot Cove - Slate Rock | Jul 3, 2019 @ 5:59am Jul 3, 2019 | Variable | LadiesCrankjoy | ||
| Spencer Branch Upper | Jun 30, 2019 @ 6:24am Jun 30, 2019 | Dry | Susen2 | ||
| Spencer Branch (Middle) | Jun 26, 2019 @ 10:16am Jun 26, 2019 | Dry | michaelf0810 | ||
| Wash Creek Road | Jun 23, 2019 @ 8:14am Jun 23, 2019 | Variable | rotorbaru | ||
| 5018 Rd | Jun 22, 2019 @ 6:03am Jun 22, 2019 | Wet | cdliverman | ||
| Horse Cove Gap | Jun 22, 2019 @ 6:03am Jun 22, 2019 | Wet | cdliverman |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | bjh0003 | add | ridelog | Nov 3, 2018 ride log and 8 more | Aug 23, 2019 @ 9:12am 11 hours |
 | LadiesCrankjoy | add | ridelog | Aug 15, 2019 ride log | Aug 23, 2019 @ 4:50am 15 hours |
 | Hillsbn | add | ridelog | Aug 22, 2019 ride log | Aug 22, 2019 @ 4:57pm 1 days |
| mrcmatt | add | ridelog | Aug 21, 2019 ride log | Aug 21, 2019 @ 6:05pm 2 days |
| Jwimmer | add | ridelog | Aug 21, 2019 ride log | Aug 21, 2019 @ 5:44pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | I almost ran into a black bear right before... | Jul 24, 2019 @ 2:27am Jul 24, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Hike a bike from Yellow Gap clockwise. My... | Jun 23, 2019 @ 5:23pm Jun 23, 2019 | ||
 | trail | So Yeah As Mike Pain Would Say Absolutely Absurd! | Jun 10, 2019 @ 4:23pm Jun 10, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Climbed from Yellow Gap Road. Never made it to... | May 23, 2019 @ 5:45pm May 23, 2019 | ||
| trail | Honestly way better descent than spencer gap,... | May 20, 2019 @ 8:01am May 20, 2019 |
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