Fletcher Creek Road–North Mills River Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Fletcher Creek Road–North Mills River Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,231 – 2,641 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Mills River Trail 35.40664, -82.64962
Nearest town Boylston, NC

Directions

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Fletcher Creek Road–North Mills River Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 2,231–2,642 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Mills River Trail · 35.40664, -82.64962

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Mills River Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trace Ridge, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Road, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Trace Ridge, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Road, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Trace Ridge, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach North Mills River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Fletcher Creek Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trace Ridge, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftBear left onto Fletcher Creek Road, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trace Ridge, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Mills River Trail, heading S.
  15. 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

73% dirt2% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F69°
Feels like83°Precip18%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 92°72° 15%
Sun 92°67° 61%
Mon 76°66° 38%
Tue 82°60°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 90°63°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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