Mill Creek Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 58 min
Mill Creek Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ridgecrest, NC. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,330 – 2,618 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road 35.62773, -82.26269
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC
Directions
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Mill Creek Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 58 min
Elevation 2,330–2,618 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 35.62773, -82.26269
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 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
100% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
91°72°
Sun
87°67°
68%
Mon
72°64°
56%
Tue
75°58°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
86°67°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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