2.7 miles
Distance
169 ft
Climb
-933 ft
Descent
00:22:50
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Trace Ridge Trail Details
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Activities
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaNorth Mills River
Mills River, North Carolina -
Ref Number#354
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (3 votes)
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailDrop
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
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Land OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Ridgeline descent above mills river. Rutted out gullies have made the trail more technical with exposed rocks and several small drops. Very rocky and fast on the first two descents. The third descent is fast, but more flowy since it's less vertical and was rebuilt after logging destroyed the original final section. Watch out for horses...
Access via wash creek rd to spencer gap upper.
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More Stats for Trace Ridge Trail multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change-764 ft
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Altitude min2,574 ft
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Altitude max3,478 ft
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Altitude start3,339 ft
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Altitude end2,575 ft
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Grade-5.4%
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Grade max-45.3%
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Grade min23.4%
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Distance climb2,575 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,368 ft
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Avg time00:22:50
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Avg reverse time00:30:35
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- 11 miles avg distance
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