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Mill's Creek Trail

Local route5.4 km · 3.4 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Long Arm Trail 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore National Forests in North Carolina →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J9°-1°98
  2. F11°1°102
  3. M16°4°114
  4. A20°9°100
  5. M24°13°102
  6. J28°18°112
  7. J30°20°121
  8. A29°19°122
  9. S25°16°112
  10. O20°10°85
  11. N15°5°93
  12. D10°1°102

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
5.4 km · 3.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
National Forests in North Carolina (0.31 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
9.3 km W of Glen Alpine (Burke County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.7554, -81.8758
Route start
35.7507, -81.8790
OpenStreetMap
relation 3087344
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Long Arm Trail

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Mountains-to-Sea Trail Alternate

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Fonta Flora Trail

8 mi · 13 km · North Carolina

Linville Gorge

9 mi · 14 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Rock Jock

10 mi · 15 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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