1.2 miles
Distance
-217 ft
Descent
00:07:02
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Fletcher Creek (Upper) Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    North Mills River
    Mills River, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    #350
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #2238 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #36291 in Trail Running
    • #28141 in Hiking
    • #623 in Horseback
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    U.S. Forest Service

Fast and flow. This trail is on the smother side of Pisgah. Plenty of speed to be caught with minimal gnar. This route weaves in and out of open grass fields and woods before dipping down for two smaller creek crossings that can get you pretty wet if you hit them with speed. A little mid trail climb and you are nearing the end. The last downhill will let you go way faster than you should and has a bit more chunder than the trail leading up to this point. Plenty of opportunity to catch some air and rail some turns. A great addition to Spencer if you take a right at the gravel road at the bottom of Spencer decent.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Fletcher Creek (Upper) bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -217 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,609 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,826 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,826 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,608 ft
  • Grade
    -3.3%
  • Grade max
    -17.4%
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    436 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:44
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Status:
on Feb 24, 2022
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Avg: 4.6 (10 votes)
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      Fletcher Creek... Trail Reports

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      Feb 24, 2022 @ 8:57am
      Feb 24, 2022
      		 Occasional muddy spots
      Oct 24, 2021 @ 7:22am
      Oct 24, 2021
      Oct 2, 2021 @ 3:44am
      Oct 2, 2021
      		 Recently had work done - awesome condition
      Sep 26, 2021 @ 9:27am
      Sep 26, 2021
      		 A lot of new trail work! Grade reversals and berms added, and some mud pits fixed.
      Aug 27, 2021 @ 2:28pm
      Aug 27, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 28 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 345 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,234 rides
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      36 |
      Apr 25, 2019 @ 1:28pm
      Apr 25, 2019
      92 |
      Oct 7, 2018 @ 6:57pm
      Oct 7, 2018

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      North Mills - Bear Branch, Spencer, Fletcher16 miles
      Mostah Hills Loop17 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      difrancb (Jun 8, 2017 at 9:20)
       Hey pisgah sorba, you're awesome. Great job on these trails! Beautiful flow, beautiful scenery, and beautiful forest.
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