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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- Hike
29 trails
- Trail Running
29 trails
Region Details
- 11
- 1
- 11
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of May 9, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 29
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails Hike
- 29
- Trails Trail Running
- 29
- Trails Horse
- 17
- Total Distance
- 67 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,350 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,768 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,972 ft
- Reports
- 380
- Photos
- 105
- Ridden Counter
- 10,977
Sub Regions
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North Mills River
- 1
- 11
- 4
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The Riveter
Popular Mills River Mountain Biking Trails
Mills River Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mills River - Spencer Upper & Fletcher | 10 miles | |
| Full Spencer Gap to Fletcher Creek Loop with Trace Ridge Descent | 13 miles | |
| Laurel/Pilot | 13 miles | |
| Squirrel Gap to Avery Creek to Black Mountain | 24 miles | |
| BrevardPisgahMillsRiver12 | 12 miles | |
| Down Laurel to Yellow up Big | 19 miles | |
| Cantrell Turkey Pen Parking | 13 miles | |
| The Right Way to Pisgah | 29 miles | |
| laurel pilot squirrel | 28 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Laurel Pilot Rock | 9 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 11 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 61 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Big Creek Trail
8 |
Apr 10, 2021 @ 11:05am
Apr 10, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
6 |
Apr 10, 2021 @ 10:07am
Apr 10, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
22 |
Apr 10, 2021 @ 10:07am
Apr 10, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
22 |
Apr 5, 2021 @ 6:42am
Apr 5, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
6 |
Apr 5, 2021 @ 6:41am
Apr 5, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
6 |
Apr 5, 2021 @ 6:41am
Apr 5, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
5 |
Apr 5, 2021 @ 6:41am
Apr 5, 2021
trail: Big Creek Trail
4 |
Apr 5, 2021 @ 6:41am
Apr 5, 2021Videos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Big Creek Trail
1:15 |
831 |
Jan 11, 2016
trail: Laurel Mountain
4:47 |
418 |
Dec 21, 2011
trail: Big Creek Trail
2:18 |
432 |
Mar 24, 2011
11:17 |
29 |
Mar 8, 2021
trail: Trace Ridge Trail
17:33 |
79 |
Nov 22, 2020 , Mills River
youtuber
![A Crazy Adventure on Trace Ridge • The Duke...]()
trail: Trace Ridge Trail (Lower)
14:51 |
174 |
Apr 8, 2020 , Mills River
youtuber
![A Crazy Adventure on Trace Ridge Descent •...]()
trail: Trace Ridge Trail
14:51 |
123 |
Apr 8, 2020 , Mills River
youtuber
![Crazy Adventure on Trace Ridge Descent •...]()
trail: Trace Ridge Trail
14:51 |
305 |
Apr 8, 2020 , Mills River
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash Creek Road | May 9, 2021 @ 7:10am May 9, 2021 | Ideal | AmericanMTB | ||
| Spencer Gap (Upper) | May 9, 2021 @ 7:10am May 9, 2021 | Ideal | AmericanMTB | ||
| Big Creek Trail | May 7, 2021 @ 7:38pm May 7, 2021 | Dry | CT-MTB | ||
| Spencer Branch (Upper) | Apr 18, 2021 @ 1:34pm Apr 18, 2021 | Ideal | Mpfeifer | ||
| Spencer Gap (Lower) | Apr 18, 2021 @ 1:34pm Apr 18, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Mpfeifer | ||
| Trace Ridge Trail | Apr 18, 2021 @ 1:34pm Apr 18, 2021 | Ideal | Mpfeifer | ||
| Spencer Branch (Lower) | Apr 13, 2021 @ 2:54pm Apr 13, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | AndrewR3AoF3z | ||
| Trace Ridge Trail (Lower) | Apr 13, 2021 @ 2:54pm Apr 13, 2021 | Variable | AndrewR3AoF3z | ||
| N. Mills & Trace Ridge Connector | Apr 8, 2021 @ 7:30am Apr 8, 2021 | Variable | provin1327 | ||
| Wash Creek Trail | Apr 7, 2021 @ 7:24pm Apr 7, 2021 | Unknown | 906Yooper906 TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | AmericanMTB | add | report | Wash Creek Road and 1 more | May 9, 2021 @ 10:35am May 9, 2021 |
| CT-MTB | add | report | Big Creek Trail | May 7, 2021 @ 7:38pm May 7, 2021 |
| Codyjduran | wishlist | trail | Spencer Gap (Upper) and 1 more | May 7, 2021 @ 8:14am May 7, 2021 |
 | BigO66 | comment | trail | Big Creek Trail | May 1, 2021 @ 6:19pm May 1, 2021 |
| Clucas91 | ridden | trail | Big Creek Trail | Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:12am Apr 29, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Worst trail in the whole forest…no effort to... | May 1, 2021 @ 6:19pm May 1, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Wow, one of the best descents I have ever... | Apr 8, 2021 @ 1:29pm Apr 8, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Lots of trees down. BEAUTIFUL trail but... | Apr 4, 2021 @ 5:37pm Apr 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | I've only ridden up, then down pilot rock but... | Mar 17, 2021 @ 11:39am Mar 17, 2021 | ||
| report | The road section is pretty rutted out with... | Nov 16, 2020 @ 5:16am Nov 16, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k664 awarded -
10 Blue Trails226 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k220 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k50 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k54 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Riveter | bike park | Mills River |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 27 | 65 miles | 10,276 ft | 32 miles | 2,769 ft | #411 | #218 | 105 | 380 | 26 | 7,765 | |
| Hike | 29 | 67 miles | 11,352 ft | 33 miles | 2,769 ft | #317 | #187 | 380 | 1 | 303 | ||
| Trail Running | 29 | 67 miles | 11,352 ft | 33 miles | 2,769 ft | #318 | #188 | 380 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Horse | 17 | 24 miles | 5,387 ft | 14 miles | 2,543 ft | 188 |
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