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Virginia trails · Mill Mountain Trail

Mill Mountain Trail

A 5.3-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 1,036 ft of climbing. Reaches Sandstone Spring and other pass/spring/summit destinations.

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Length
5.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,036 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+599 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

2,251 – 3,287 ft12345

The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.8.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Mill Mountain Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Tibbet Knob access — parking nearby. About 32 min drive (13 mi) from Woodstock. 38.92326, -78.69012 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:56 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:21 p.m. — 6 h 17 min before sunset.

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