Monday, June 18, 2012

Mills Peak, Graeagle CA

Today Scotty and I rode the Mills Peak trail in Graeagle, CA, about an hour northwest of Reno. I had heard good things about this trail in the past, and last night, over a PBR, the call was made. We headed out at the buttcrack of noon (thanks to a sleepy Scott) with only a small idea of where we were going.  A stop at the local general store scored us a little map, so we were kinda reassured. We still decided to pack a ton of food and water just in case we ended up lost...We were lucky though. So we headed up the hill.


Looking at Mills Peak from Frazier Ck Road
The climb was long (about 12 miles) but not too hard. It's never really steep, so you're able to cruise up and BS on the way up.
This Bumblebee liked my grips

Frazier Ck Falls, a little detour

Dunking my head in Gold Lake
Near the top, you come by Gold Lake, which was nice to stick our heads in and cool down.



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Rad View from the fire lookout

Sierra Buttes from Mills Peak. Packer Saddle (The start of Downieville DH) is at the left edge of the frame

The trail starts just below the Mills Peak fire lookout, which had amazing views of the Sierra Valley, Gold Lakes Basin, and the Sierra Buttes.
SBTS RULES!

Dropping in...
The trail was just completed last fall, and it must have been a ton of work, especially through the rocky upper area. The descent is 3000' total, with just a short flat section in the middle. The trail rips, tons of really good singletrack with plenty of natural rollers you can pump and jump. I'll definitely be back there again soon! Check out the SBTS website for maps and more info.

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