7.1 miles
Distance
152 ft
Climb
-2,568 ft
Descent
00:57:34
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Mills Peak Trail

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    Land Manager

Mills Peak Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mills Peak
    Graeagle, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Summer, Fall
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #8260 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52462 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

This is a bidirectional trail, maintained by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.

For mountain-biking, and downhill orientation, it is a fast and fun high mountain singletrack that rips down the mountain between close trees and large embedded rocks. Great shuttle run

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mills Peak Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,416 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,886 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,303 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,303 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,888 ft
  • Grade
    -6.4%
  • Grade max
    -49.3%
  • Grade min
    25.9%
  • Distance climb
    3,360 ft
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    899 ft
  • Avg time
    00:57:34
  • Avg reverse time
    02:28:55
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on Jul 7, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.1 (20 votes)
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      Mills Peak Trail Trail Reports

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      Jul 7, 2023 @ 10:50pm
      Jul 7, 2023
      		 All clear
      Jun 24, 2023 @ 4:08pm
      Jun 24, 2023
      		 bottom 2/3rds clear. top 1/3 some snow and many downed trees
      Jun 17, 2023 @ 12:24pm
      Jun 17, 2023
      		 Snow drifts above 6,700 feet are hard to fight through. About 2 miles from the top of the trail according to Trailforks.
      Jun 17, 2023 @ 12:20pm
      Jun 17, 2023
      		 Tree down here
      Jun 5, 2023 @ 12:18pm
      Jun 5, 2023
      		 Clear of snow up to the rock pinch.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 17 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 163 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,370 rides
      • Last: Sep 22, 2023

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      May 24, 2022 @ 2:41pm
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      May 24, 2022 @ 2:38pm
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      May 18, 2022 @ 9:22pm
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      15:20 | 1334 | Jun 28, 2018 , Graeagle
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      19:07 | 122 | Feb 19, 2023 , Graeagle
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