Mill Creek Trail

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Not Allowed

Features Views

This trail is subject to a seasonal wildlife closure from May 6th thru June 30th each year to protect deer and elk during calving season. The upper portion of the trail is typically covered in snow thru late June anyway.

Views, technical natural sections, flowy aspen forest, this trail has it all. Completed in 2022 as a collaboration between the VVMTA, McGill Trail Fabrication, and the USFS, this is one of the newest singletrack additions to the Vail Valley. There are a number of ways to get to the top of the trail; A) Climb up it, and ride it as an out and back. B) Take the gondola up from Vail and pedal the Grand Traverse trail out to get to the top. C) Come from the top of Vail Pass, and ride Bowmans Shortcut to get there. However you get to the top, you've got epic views, and a massive descent ahead of you. The Mill Creek trail ends at the top of the Golden Gate trail, so you can make it a ride all the way to the bottom of the valley, almost 4,000' in total.