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Camp Thunder Mountain Bike Trail
Thamston, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 8/29/10 by chris1911 |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 9 miles | Global Rank: #1514 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 15 | Wishlist: 13 |
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Description: Your journey begins along the river on a rocky fire road, then you start the most feared climb in Georgia. I have heard people at Tsali speak with reverence about this 2 mile gravelly climb up the switchbacks. Not for the faint of heart. You are, however, richly rewarded for your efforts by some very fast downhill sections, moguls and whoop-tee-doos. Don't misunderstand, I love this place! Watch out in the rock gardens, and keep in mind that you will be suffering. People fear this trail just a little too much.
added in 2003 by guest
Description: Your journey begins along the river on a rocky fire road, then you start the most feared climb in Georgia. I have heard people at Tsali speak with reverence about this 2 mile gravelly climb up the switchbacks. Not for the faint of heart. You are, however, richly rewarded for your efforts by some very fast downhill sections, moguls and whoop-tee-doos. Don't misunderstand, I love this place! Watch out in the rock gardens, and keep in mind that you will be suffering. People fear this trail just a little too much.
added in 2003 by guest 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by chris1911 on August 29, 2010
Even though it has been about two months since i have been there, i updated it as open since my visit was more recent than trek7k's last update. Neat place. The terrain is far different than anything in the surrounding area. It is a mix of double track/fire roads with connecting single track. It would be wise to take someone that knows the trail with you as it is very confusing. Got lost for a while after the gps program i was using on my phone locked up. I just kept wandering until i finally found the long switch back that leads down to the river (best part of the whole ride). There are some long, steep climbs that had me doing a lot of walking. It also had fun down hills to go with it though. Definitely left me worn out. It's worth a visit if you don't live too far.
reviewed by metal_slug on May 2, 2010
A couple of us rode this today and didn't see any signs that this trail was "officially" closed. Having said that this trail is a monster and if you want 11 miles of pure hell challenge, you've come to the right place! The first mile is flat, however, the rocks are big, couple wet spots, and deep sand. After that, it's uphill. There's some nasty downhills on this trail as well. I'm a total beginner and I won't lie, I finished this trail hurtin' & walked most of it. 3 suggestions.. (1) Plenty of water; (2) ride with someone & (3) verizon in case you get into trouble.
reviewed by inavacuum on October 25, 2009
Got permission from a Scout leader to use the trail. Headed out early this morning and had a little trouble finding it as there are absolutely ZERO markings to the trail head. Once I asked around and got to the trail I toughed it out through the climb everyone is talking about, after some swift downhill and another climb, the trail spits back out onto some forest road with no markings. I wandered around for literally an hour trying to find where the trail continued, got lost and ended up back out on the main road in front of the scout camp. What I did ride was awesome but I gave it a 3 for the poor, POOR markings. The only reason I was sure I was on the trail was some chain ring marks in a log and I found a Clif Bar wrapper at one point. VERY FRUSTRATING! This trail has a ton of potential! There is nothing in the area to compare to this climb. I wish I could have found the whoop dees everyone talks about.
reviewed by trek7k on June 11, 2009
Drove out on 6/10/09 and talked to a staff member who said the trails have been closed to the public for about a year and a half. Too bad - looks like there is some interesting topography in the area...
reviewed by pyrophly on August 14, 2007
This ride sucked! Why we searched & searched for this trail. Talked to locals, but never found! Grrr!!!
