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

  1. Start on Trace Ridge, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Mills River Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading N.
  5. 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° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain
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

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