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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 Mar 7, 2022
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
- 11,351 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,765 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,969 ft
- Reports
- 532
- Photos
- 130
- Ridden Counter
- 15,011
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 | |
| Laurel/Pilot | 16 miles | |
| Full Spencer Gap to Fletcher Creek Loop with Trace Ridge Descent | 13 miles | |
| Fletcher Gap | 10 miles | |
| Squirrel Gap to Avery Creek to Black Mountain | 24 miles | |
| Squirrel Gap from Turkey Pen Parking Lot | 17 miles | |
| North Mills - Bear Branch, Spencer, Fletcher | 16 miles | |
| Laurel Mountain to Black Mountain | 20 miles | |
| McBreen Machine - A mix of Pisgah | 27 miles | |
| Spencer Trace | 13 miles |
Photos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Fletcher Creek (Lower)
3 |
May 31, 2022 @ 5:05am
May 31, 2022
trail: North Mills River Trail
10 |
Apr 4, 2022 @ 8:18am
Apr 4, 2022
trail: North Mills River Trail
7 |
Apr 4, 2022 @ 8:17am
Apr 4, 2022
trail: Yellow Gap Trail
11 |
Feb 26, 2022 @ 7:43am
Feb 26, 2022
trail: Yellow Gap Trail
12 |
Feb 26, 2022 @ 7:43am
Feb 26, 2022
trail: Spencer Gap (Upper)
46 |
Oct 9, 2021 @ 11:45am
Oct 9, 2021
trail: Spencer Branch (Lower)
9 |
Jul 29, 2021 @ 12:29am
Jul 29, 2021
trail: Spencer Branch (Lower)
9 |
Jul 29, 2021 @ 12:27am
Jul 29, 2021Videos of Mills River Mountain Bike
trail: Big Creek Trail
1:15 |
937 |
Jan 11, 2016
trail: Laurel Mountain
4:47 |
507 |
Dec 21, 2011
trail: Big Creek Trail
2:18 |
462 |
Mar 24, 2011
trail: Spencer Branch (Upper)
6:08 |
97 |
Nov 16, 2021 , Mills River
11:17 |
195 |
Mar 8, 2021
trail: Trace Ridge Trail
17:33 |
235 |
Nov 22, 2020 , Mills River
youtuber
![A Crazy Adventure on Trace Ridge • The Duke...]()
trail: Trace Ridge Trail (Lower)
14:51 |
298 |
Apr 8, 2020 , Mills River
youtuber
![A Crazy Adventure on Trace Ridge Descent •...]()
trail: Trace Ridge Trail
14:51 |
225 |
Apr 8, 2020 , Mills River
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:55am 2 days | Ideal | Nucks4422 | ||
| Yellow Gap Trail | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:55am 2 days | Variable | Nucks4422 | ||
| 5094 | Jun 25, 2022 @ 7:10am 3 days | Variable | Nucks4422 | ||
| Spencer Gap (Upper) | Jun 18, 2022 @ 7:05am Jun 18, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Trace Ridge Trail | Jun 18, 2022 @ 7:05am Jun 18, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Fletcher Creek Road | Jun 8, 2022 @ 12:45pm Jun 8, 2022 | Dry | teamperform | ||
| Spencer Branch (Upper) | May 4, 2022 @ 2:23pm May 4, 2022 | Variable | Nucks4422 | ||
| Spencer Gap (Lower) | May 4, 2022 @ 2:23pm May 4, 2022 | Variable | Nucks4422 | ||
| Wash Creek Trail | May 2, 2022 @ 7:08am May 2, 2022 | Ideal | adamkob32 | ||
| Bear Branch Trail | May 2, 2022 @ 7:08am May 2, 2022 | Ideal | adamkob32 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nucks4422 | add | report | Laurel Mountain and 1 more | Jun 27, 2022 @ 5:19am 15 hours |
| Nucks4422 | add | report | 5094 | Jun 26, 2022 @ 4:03am 2 days |
 | rondiaz | wishlist | route | Full Spencer Gap to Fletcher Creek Loop with Trace Ridge Descent | Jun 25, 2022 @ 12:08pm 2 days |
| Nucks4422 | wishlist | route | Down Laurel to Yellow up Big | Jun 25, 2022 @ 11:35am 2 days |
| jduffey63 | ridden | route | Full Spencer Gap to Fletcher Creek Loop with Trace Ridge Descent | Jun 23, 2022 @ 6:05am Jun 23, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Lots of fun as a descent, pretty much have to... | Jun 6, 2022 @ 9:51am Jun 6, 2022 | ||
| trail | The drop at the start with the tree as a lip... | Apr 17, 2022 @ 5:19am Apr 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | One of the best trails in Pisgah if you ask... | Apr 13, 2022 @ 8:47am Apr 13, 2022 | ||
| trail | The most difficult thing about this trail is... | Apr 11, 2022 @ 6:31pm Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| trail | I agree. Flowy, fun and a gem. | Nov 22, 2021 @ 8:32pm Nov 22, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Completionist 20220 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,076 awarded -
10 Blue Trails330 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k67 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k313 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k75 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 | 31 miles | 2,766 ft | #499 | #268 | 130 | 532 | 32 | 11,297 | |
| Hike | 29 | 67 miles | 11,352 ft | 33 miles | 2,766 ft | #374 | #229 | 532 | 2 | 525 | ||
| Trail Running | 29 | 67 miles | 11,352 ft | 33 miles | 2,766 ft | #375 | #231 | 532 | 1 | 58 | ||
| Horse | 17 | 24 miles | 5,387 ft | 14 miles | 2,543 ft | 261 |
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