54.4 miles
Distance
7,956 ft
Climb
-7,895 ft
Descent
5,210 ft
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50 Miles of Pisgah from North Mills

Detailed Description
50 Miles of Pisgah from North Mills is a 54 mile less popular expert route located near Mills River North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 45 trails. This route climbs 7,956 ft with a max elevation of 5,210 ft then descends -7,895 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
More Stats for 50 Miles of Pisgah from North Mills mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    15 hr 42 min
  • Altitude change
    61 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,222 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,222 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,283 ft
  • Grade max
    -52.7%
  • Grade min
    59.9%
  • Distance climb
    26 miles
  • Distance down
    26 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Black Mountain Trail (Lower)
Feb 5, 2025 @ 4:28pm
Feb 5, 2025
Bradley Creek Trail
Jan 25, 2025 @ 5:57pm
Jan 25, 2025
10 billion trees down near the south end by the river.
Laurel Mountain
Jan 4, 2025 @ 2:22pm
Jan 4, 2025
Tree down towards the bottom. Rest of it is somewhat icy but in great shape overall.
Laurel Creek Trail
Dec 15, 2024 @ 3:25pm
Dec 15, 2024
All trees cleared by PAS reporter
South Mills River
Dec 10, 2024 @ 3:56am
Dec 10, 2024
Significant tread damage to trail tread and horse fords from Helene, countless trees down and nearly impassable from Pounding Mill trail to Wolf Ford reporter
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