Bad Fork Trail–North Mills River Trail, 7 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Bad Fork Trail–North Mills River Trail, 7 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 2,042 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,231 – 3,274 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Mills River Trail 35.40664, -82.64962
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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Bad Fork Trail–North Mills River Trail, 7 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,231–3,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Mills River Trail · 35.40664, -82.64962
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Mills River Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trace Ridge, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wash Creek, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wash Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bad Fork Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto pinetree, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto South Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach North Mills River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto South Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto pinetree, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Wash Creek Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bad Fork Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wash Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wash Creek, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Trace Ridge, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Mills River Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt1% gravel31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Mills River Trail Trailhead
- Fletcher Creek Road–North Mills River Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Laurel Ridge Road–North Mills River Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Bear Branch–Hendersonville Reservoir, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 974 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir–North Mills River Trail, 5 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Laurel Ridge Road via Yellow Gap Road 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft
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