North Mills River Trail & Trace Ridge Loop
3.2 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 12 min
North Mills River Trail & Trace Ridge Loop is a 3.2-mile loop near Boylston, NC. It climbs 271 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,261 – 2,562 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir 35.42025, -82.65682
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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North Mills River Trail & Trace Ridge Loop
3.2 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,259–2,561 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir · 35.42025, -82.65682
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trace Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Mills River Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading N.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F70°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
91°72°
Sun
91°66°
61%
Mon
75°65°
37%
Tue
81°59°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
89°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hendersonville Reservoir Trailhead
- Seniard Mountain Road via Wash Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir 2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Trace Ridge & Wash Creek Loop via Hendersonville Reservoir 2.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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