1.2 miles
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-567 ft
Descent
00:13:19
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Spencer Branch (Upper) Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    North Mills River
    Mills River, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    #140
  • AKA
    Spencer Branch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #2342 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50638 in Trail Running
    • #19245 in Hiking
    • #420 in Horseback
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Year Opened
    2015
  • Land Owner
    U.S. Forest Service

A Great downhill trail with multiple drops and rock armored sections.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Spencer Branch (Upper) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -564 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,766 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,330 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,330 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,766 ft
  • Grade
    -8.9%
  • Grade max
    -33%
  • Grade min
    6.1%
  • Distance climb
    558 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    377 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:47
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on Jan 9, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.1 (24 votes)
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      Spencer Branch... Trail Reports

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      Jan 9, 2025 @ 7:01am
      Jan 9, 2025
      		 All downed trees have been cleared
      May 26, 2024 @ 4:53am
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      Apr 28, 2024 @ 3:17am
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      Mar 16, 2024 @ 2:19am
      Mar 16, 2024
      		 Mint
      Feb 22, 2024 @ 3:43am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 14.7 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 45 rides
      • 23.8 km avg distance
      All
      • 872 rides
      • Last: Jan 16, 2025

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      Dec 26, 2019 @ 12:40pm
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      Dec 25, 2019 @ 9:08am
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      Sep 4, 2018 @ 3:19pm
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