MTB WNC Trail Details: South Mills River
Description
Long, few hills but many river crossings (fords, concrete and suspension bridges); interspersed with VERY muddy places; wide, sandy places; some rooty and rocky areas; and some fast, level stretches. Heavy horse use. The Mills River is very scenic as it drops out of the Pink Beds. Impassible in high water. Lots of dead hemlock.
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Trailhead: Mills River Area
Overall Difficulty: Difficult
Length: 12mi
Steepness: Climbs Gently
Tread Condition: Moderately Rough
Blaze Color: White
USGS/USFS Number: 133
Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
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JLO said: This would probably be a nice trail if there were blazes because then you could figure out where you were supposed to be going. There were plenty of extra trails not shown on the map, and we ended up taking the wrong turns and had to backtrack quite a ways several times when we hit dead ends on what looked like the right path. I am a very experienced hiker and map reader and have never had problems like this before. It got very frustrating backpacking with a child. The campsites that we found were really nice though, at least we had a positive experience with that. We ran into two other groups that had their maps out also that were having the same problem trying to find the trail as we were. After three days of trying to figure out where we were supposed to be going, we gave up and hiked back to our car. On a side note, make sure you bring shoes that can get wet, we ended up switching between our boots and sandals quite often with the fords which became very time consuming.
Sunday, October 9 2011 11:28pm
