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Flat Creek Loop Mountain Bike Trail
Blue Ridge, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 8/18/10 by lslick23 |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 5 miles | Global Rank: #595 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 52 | Wishlist: 36 |
| Avg. Speed: 4.23 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 35min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,444/-919 ft |
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Description: Flat Creek Loop is marked with green & white blazes. Start climbing out of the back of the lot. 0.1-trail forks, stay left on Flat Creek. 0.5 mi-go right at the fork where the loop starts. 0.6-Stanly Gap connector trail exits right...stay on Flat Creek. 4.0-left off doubletrack onto singletrack, cross Flat Creek and bear left upstream. 5.1-after steep singletrack climb, bear left to exit loop and roll down back to the parking lot. Fun and Fast!
Description: Flat Creek Loop is marked with green & white blazes. Start climbing out of the back of the lot. 0.1-trail forks, stay left on Flat Creek. 0.5 mi-go right at the fork where the loop starts. 0.6-Stanly Gap connector trail exits right...stay on Flat Creek. 4.0-left off doubletrack onto singletrack, cross Flat Creek and bear left upstream. 5.1-after steep singletrack climb, bear left to exit loop and roll down back to the parking lot. Fun and Fast!
added on October 31, 2004 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by GoldenGoose on May 29, 2010
As previously stated, nothing flat about it. After the inital climb from the parking lot, you are rewarded with 2 miles of sweet downhill over creeks,water bars, loose rocks, and rocking trail. The final climb out to the parking lot was a challenge that will certainly make you pay for those earlier smiles while hauling tail downhill. Combine this with Stanley Gap, Green Mt, and Long Branch for an epic ride.
Similar Trail: Blankets Creek (Dwelling loop)
reviewed by mtbgreg1 on September 14, 2009
Nice trail to combine with stanley gap. While this trail is somewhat wider and tamer, if ridden counter clockwise (i think) you will get to thrash some AWESOME technical descents that are just a feast at high speeds! Crazy fun!
reviewed by trek7k on July 24, 2008
Much easier than the Stanley Gap route. This trail is wide and fast but as the other reviews have mentioned, it certainly is not flat. Good scenery and fun stream crossings.
reviewed by gsteffins on June 9, 2008
Hardly anything flat about it (other than a tire maybe). Riding counterclockwise you grind uphill on easy terrain for about 2 miles, then hang on for a descend down basically a dry creek bed and sweet singletrack for 2 miles, then it's a tough uphill climb back to a short downhill... I got close-lined by a thick vine on the downhill, and met 2 people who have broken bones on it... but still a fun challenge.
* Review edited 6/9/2008
Similar Trail: Bear Creek
reviewed by K2K on August 5, 2005
Thie makes a great Lariat when combined with the STanley Gap trail. Start at the ASKA trailhead. Go up over and down stanley gap. Back to flat creek upper entrance. Right at loop junction all the way run the down hill to the creek then climb back the the upper junction of Flat creek Stanley Gap and then down the remainder of Stanley Gap... About 14 miles total.
reviewed by aimeexxo on March 9, 2005
Gorgeous views,smooth trail and practically empty this time of year.
