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Difficulty:  - Intermediate |
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| Length: 18 miles | Global Rank: #554 |
| Tread: Doubletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 217 | Wishlist: 75 |
| 2 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +1,800 // -1,800 feet |
| Average Speed: 9.6 mph | Average Time: 1hr 20min |
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Description
Two primary directional loops: Yellow - 7 Miles - Easy multi-use trail that is mostly level. Blue - 12 Miles - Moderate mostly singletrack trail with some bypass-able technical features. Dont expect any fast downhills or extremely steep uphills. Limited singletrack, some double, some powerlines. Nice lake to take a dip in. Excellent camping accommodations.
spacefish on April 25, 2013
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Description
Two primary directional loops: Yellow - 7 Miles - Easy multi-use trail that is mostly level. Blue - 12 Miles - Moderate mostly singletrack trail with some bypass-able technical features. Dont expect any fast downhills or extremely steep uphills. Limited singletrack, some double, some powerlines. Nice lake to take a dip in. Excellent camping accommodations.
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spacefish on April 25, 2013
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Review: Great ride. Some sections are too tight for maintaining speed. Lots of little dips and jumps. Very well maintained. Its mostly hard packed GA clay. Started raining lightly which made it a little slick. Remember ratings are really emotionally based. I had a great run so Im giving a thumbs up. Definitely worth the trip, took me about 90 minutes on outer loop. I skipped monster mile.
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Review: Rode the inside loop (yellow) trail for the first time. Trail and venue are clean and well kept. We will be back to try the more challenging trail.
Review: Rode both the mt biking trail and the recreation trail. Rec. Trail is more of a double track. Good for beginners that is close to the lake. Mt bike trail is longer and singletrack. Many alternatives along the route to make it more challenging. Just a fun trail. Wife was with me and she is a beginner.
Similar Trail: FATS
Similar Trail: FATS
Review: rode here today for the first time. nothing i rode was really technicalbut since i am from fla, we don't have this type of incline for very long so i am really out of shape.the downhills were a blast as well as the coolness thru the woods. robe hawke creek on wed but it was after work and i was beat. will def go back!!
Similar Trail: alafia trails in fla, santos in belleview, fla
Similar Trail: alafia trails in fla, santos in belleview, fla
Review: trail was great had a good time. lots of nice singletrack mixed in with more oped riding with some technical aspects
Review: Fun intermediate well maintained trail. Great workout ride with a lot of great flowing portions. I live about an hour and a half a way and it is worth the drive.
Review: nice ride but I had trouble following the trail at times.
Review: I made a trip out to Fort Yargo recently to check out the trail and I wasn't at all disappointed. There's plenty of parking next to a bath house/ pavilion area, plus a beach are if you want to swim. It's a solid loop around the lake that has a little something for everyone. The "horse shoe drop" and "monster mile" routes were pretty fun. Most of the trail is relatively flat single track with some quick ups and downs along the way; there's even a water crossing at one point. I went on a Saturday, but this trail rotates direction every other day, so I'll have to go back and check out the clockwise direction sometime.
I would suggest this trail to almost anyone; it's a blast. The only bad part is paying the $5 parking fee and then the new $2 per bike trail fee that GA state parks have enacted. Definitely worth $7 in my opinion.
* Review edited 4/11/2012
Similar Trail: Yellow River
* Review edited 4/11/2012
Similar Trail: Yellow River
Review: Great trail. Ride it twice if you want a killer work out don't do any of the bypasses. I prefer it on the Sunday direction over Saturday but either way its a lot of fun
Review: This trail stretched my beginner skills to the limit. Had a couple of spills but nothing serious. Fortunately, the Horseshoe Drop section was temporarily closed due to erosion or I might have been tempted to try it. Very well marked and well-maintained. All of the riders I met (er, who passed me) were friendly and helpful. I would love to ride this trail again when I'm in the Atlanta area.
Similar Trail: Dausett Trails
Similar Trail: Dausett Trails
Review: Rode it 10 Mar 2012 for the first time for the dirty spokes duathalon...the course was 11 miles of the outer loop. Very fun trail, some technical and some flow. Some good jumps on one of the tame downhill sections. Overall great trail, had a blast. I'm about 3 hours away so won't be back soon but it's worth the drive if you're looking for something new. Very well maintained and marked...thanks trail hobbits!
Review: great trail, well planned out ,one of the best state run trails in the area
Review: It's all good ,,not technical at all,, even flowing.
Review: Great time camping and riding the trails. Scenic ride with plenty of wildlife to view. Not to difficult for beginners.
Similar Trail: daucet trail
Similar Trail: daucet trail
Review: I rode this trail for the first time today and really enjoyed it. It's well maintained and has nice flow to it.
Remember to bring $5 for parking.
Similar Trail: Chicopee
Similar Trail: Chicopee
Review: Ridden it twice and looking forward to a third in the near future. Rode it clockwise the first time and counter the next time and counter clockwise was much better.
Review: The track has one big jump but other than that it is a waste of gas to go to if you have any experiance at all
Review: Rode out there for my second time yesterday and I hate to say it but it is nothing special. There are some fun parts but imo there is not much flow. Now I have only ridden it in the clockwise direction and I have heard that counter-clockwise is more fun so I will give that a try before I scratch this one of my list of destinations.
I think the Horse Park and Heritage, even though they are harder trails, have better flow and are more fun to ride.
* Review edited 8/15/2011
Similar Trail: Heritage. Horse Park.
* Review edited 8/15/2011
Similar Trail: Heritage. Horse Park.
Review: Rode the Yellow trail. Excellent signage that makes the trail easy to follow. Great ride...One of my favorites.
* Review edited 8/2/2011
* Review edited 8/2/2011
Review: Nice ride!
Review: I raced here a few weeks back and the course was great. DEFINETLY the highlight of the season. The flow of the trail was great, the monster mile was a great ride. There were some challenging climbs but plenty of fun exciting downhill!!
Review: I ride this trail once a week. Its convenient for after work rides. It has a little bit of everything in one big loop. If you want an easier day, just skip the Monster Mile and the other couple spurs. I like the mix of not-too-long climbs, descents, and twists. I'm not an out and back climb/downhill kind of rider. I enjoy trails that mix it up, and Yargo does just that. Weeknights have been great, a few riders here and there...perfect. Being directional is a bonus so you can mix it up back-to-back days. I disagree with the 'easy to get lost' comment below. Its basically one big loop. It doesn't get much easier to follow. The inner loop (beginner) used to be VERY poorly marked so one could find themsleves tooling around campsites accidentally. The outer loop has 3 spurs (plus the mini Horseshoe spur), but these (and their bypass) are well marked. Confusing is Yellow River and its dozens of trail intersections, NOT Ft. Yargo.
* Review edited 5/26/2011
Similar Trail: Mt. Tabor
* Review edited 5/26/2011
Similar Trail: Mt. Tabor
Review: This trail is cool but very long and at times confusing. This trail has a killer down hill section at the power line mark. Super fun when the ground is dry. I'm still more intertained with the Chickopee trail in Gainesville but this one offers some fun for a leasure ride.
Review: I have riden this trail 2 times in the past month and the first time i rode i got lost.
But when i got the map and knew my way around it was a really good trail to ride with lots of little jumps all over the place. With a few uphills and some fun downhill rides i overall really like these trails.1/30/11
Review: Rode here Thanksgiving Day morning. Had the trail all to myself. Pretty wet but still a great ride. First time here I rode CW. Thursday of course is CCW. Perfect solitude. I was very thankful to be out riding.
Similar Trail: Chicopee, FATS-Brown Wave maybe others
Similar Trail: Chicopee, FATS-Brown Wave maybe others
Review: I took this trail far too lightly after reading many reviews here. I think many people are confusing the easy section (around the lake) from the hard section which is mostly single track. It is a long trail with many uphill climbs. Many many burms to get a little air going downhill. Also has some really fun 10 foot drops. the one really irritating thing is the markings on the trail. One word. CONFUSING. I got lost 3 times, and I had a map that I got off of the web. Do yourself a favor and stop by the park headquarters and get their free map. You still might get lost, but maybe not as bad as I did. I consider myself an intermediate rider and this trail really wore me out and kicked my butt. I still consider this a blue run trail, but it borders on the black. Very nice views of the lake is also a plus to riding this trail.
* Review edited 11/1/2010
Similar Trail: Bear Creek, Sope Creek, Rope Mill
* Review edited 11/1/2010
Similar Trail: Bear Creek, Sope Creek, Rope Mill
Review: I rode 10-2-10 CC. Good workout - rooty in places, especially on the lake edge - had to walk it or would have slid off into the water... trail well marked with yellow and blue for about half of the trail, then red?and green - a little confusing. Lost the trail at the Horseshoe... found it again eventually down the paved road. Also several unmarked intersections with fire roads - look for the singletrack that is sometimes hidden by the tall grasses. This was my first time on this trail & didn't carry a map, so that may be the source of my confusion... ride time 1:40, AVG 7, MAX 24 (rode the brakes/unfamiliar trail). Did do some hiking in a few places, was on the trail a total of 2:10. Am looking forward to trying it CW. This is not a beginner trail in my opinion, but not overly technical either - roots, rocks, climbs and dips are part of this sport!
* Review edited 10/3/2010
Similar Trail: JackRabbit Trails, Hayesville NC
* Review edited 10/3/2010
Similar Trail: JackRabbit Trails, Hayesville NC
Review: my first real time mountain biking and it kicked my butt. I had a blast. Going there tomorrow with my little bro and his friend cant wait to see the horse shoe drop again. Not gonna try it just look at and pee my self.
Review: Fun! Worth the 1 1/2 hr drive for me. Nice aerobically, some good down hills, not too scary. They are doing some work on one portion so you have to detour. Be careful that you go in the correct direction for that day, it is well marked. I can't wait to go back. Worst part is getting on 285 to get there, now that was scary!
Similar Trail: Dausett Trails in Jackson,Georgia
Similar Trail: Dausett Trails in Jackson,Georgia
Review: came out specifically today to ride DOWN the monster mile. i've climbed up it twice, and decided that the next time i rode yargo, i'd be going down that section. and guess what? IT DOMINATED!!! "whoop-te-doos" is the phrase of the day... small, medium, and some of them are freaking BIG! i'm sure you could pick your way down this trail, riding the brakes.... but man, if you put the hammer down and rail it, holy cow!! that was a blast, and SO worth it!
Review: Rode this today for the first time, was fun but also tight in spots with too many roots! Roots almost everywhere which made parts that could have been much more fun quite bumpy and technical. Over all I would recomend riding this trail! The woods are very nice, the lake is awesome, easy to find and park and the trail is well marked.
Similar Trail: Yellow River
Similar Trail: Yellow River
Review: A decent trail about an hour outside of Atlanta with flowing trails that you can get the heart rate up on. Unfortunately, they rerouted the pipeline portion of the trail which was the both fastest downhill on even days and the hardest climb on odd days. Can you tell I'm a bit disappointed?
Similar Trail: Yellow River
Similar Trail: Yellow River
Review: Pretty sweet trail, no real climbing or descending. It is Georgia, however. Really good flow, but if you are looking for technical challenge, look elsewhere. Couple of interesting features along the trail including "Horseshoe Drop" to play on. Well maintained. All in all, a sweet ride!
Similar Trail: Chicopee Woods in Gainesville
Similar Trail: Chicopee Woods in Gainesville
Review: Heads up (literally). Went out to Fort Yargo today and there are a LOT of fallen trees on the trail. I saw one guy who tried to jump one of the trees and snapped his chain. That must have been a long walk back.
Review: Great overall trail.... decent variety. Very enjoyable 12 miles on the outer loop. One of my favorite places to ride within an hour of ATL.
Review: fun, challenging, some tight spots, great downhill on the counter clockwise loop
Similar Trail: 441 trails in athens
Similar Trail: 441 trails in athens
Review: YABA DABA DO The rock garden is technical, the horse shoes are great and the twelve miles is a nice ride and if you ride CW the Plantation pipe line climb is a good uphill climb. YABA did a great job "thank you. The only thing I see missing are log crossings.
Similar Trail: Blankets creek, Yellow river
Similar Trail: Blankets creek, Yellow river
Review: My first time out to this trail today. Trail was nicely maintained, and good all around fun. Went CW around the loop, and my favorite part was the narrow singletrack through the trees. I left my trail map in the truck, so it's not surprising that I missed the root garden, and I picked up the beginner trail for a portion of the ride. Enjoyed it.
Rode it CCW yesterday, and the gas line descent is awesome - hit about 25 mph!
* Review edited 10/3/2008
* Review edited 10/3/2008
Review: Nice long ride (about 12 miles). There's lots of options, rock gardens, root gardens, inner and outer loops. The view of the lake is great at some points. It wasn't very crowded (I went on a Sunday), but most of the hikers were going the wrong way, so be careful there's a few blind corners. There are some nice downhills and lots of jumps. The trail changes from singletrack to doubletrack to powerlines and back again. Takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to do the loop, but you can go off to different sections that can take a little longer. Nice plunge in the lake after the ride. Very good accommodations. * Review edited 8/6/2008
* Review edited 8/6/2008
* Review edited 8/6/2008
Review: Just did this trail for the first time today. I've heard a lot of people rip on Yargo saying its too easy and no fun. Well they're wrong. Fort Yargo does have some easy trail stretches but there are plenty of good moderate climbs to keep you pumping and a good bit of fast downhill. Going down the powerline section you can FLY, but watch out because the next turn isn't marked very well and you'll end up making an unnecessary climb. Watch for hikers on the trail (I don't see why we have to yield to them, wouldn't it be easier to just step off the trail rather than us stop?) But the important part is, this is an 11-mile fun trek. The mileage is clearly marked to let you know how you're doing. Definately a good weekend ride/workout.
Review: rode it for the first time and loved it. I usually ride at yellow river. long enough and hard enough for a good workout, definitely not an "after work" ride for me. there has obviously been a lot of great work done here, the trails were great and easy to follow for the most part. the part at the long bridge (going clockwise) was confusing and I ended up riding a a mile or so in the wrong direction. be careful there when you're tired.
I don't understand the "clockwise some days, cc on others" thing. I've never heard of anything like that. what's the point? it's especially confusing because the signs insist that the trails are "bi-directional", then lay out rules that are obviously uni-directional, changing direction daily. strange.
Review: I just rode this place recently. Since the new trails have been built. This place is pretty cool. It is one long ride though. This is a great place to train for long races, and it is as close to an epic ride as we can get in this part of the state. The trails are awesome, but don't go out in the late afternoon, I barely finished before dark. You can ride at night here also, which is sweet.
Similar Trail: Tsali
Similar Trail: Tsali
Review: This is a really sweet trail so close to Atlanta. It was my first time. Most of my rides here have been at Yellow River, Sope Creek, Big Creek ... Fort Yargo ... much better! Some of the earlier reviews mentioned "beginner" and "after work" .... more power to 'ya if that's the case, but I'd say this is a fairly technical ride. The 12 mile length makes it a bit much for the average beginner too. That said, there's really nothing stopping anyone from taking this ride, it surely won't destroy you. It has a great combination of moderate climbs and downhills, a pretty good "speed decent" at the "gas line climb" (on CCW days anyway), and a damn good amount of twisty, whoopdee, rooty, rocky trails. Give it as go!!! I'l be seeing a lot more of it in the future
Review: This has become my favorite local trail and one that I keep coming back to. There is always something to test your skill here - yesterday it was a deer that wouldnt get out of the way... The 3rd time I rode this trail I went ahead and purchased a year round pass for the park. Hikers and runners have all been courteous and the trail just keeps getting better at 12mi.
Similar Trail: Chicopee, Renaissance Park (Charlotte, NC)
Similar Trail: Chicopee, Renaissance Park (Charlotte, NC)
Review: A really good trail to go out for a spin. A couple of really great climbs with a sweet decent to follow.
Review: Well since the last time I posted alot has happened as far as building trails the whole loop is now 12 miles long for the most part this is going to be it except for a couple of rerouts around walking trails
this trail system has a little somthing for everybody
from tight twisty single track to a monster hill climb
I hope all of you enjoy the trail a lot of man hours went into them approx. 4000 hrs. about 2000 of them were mine. Trails are in good shape right now
we are planning on doing a lot of de-rooting this winter and put in a couple of bridges in some problom gullys.I appricate all the good things that are beig said about our trails. in 3 weeks the trails will become bi-directional monday,wed,fri,sun clock wise tues.,thurs,sat.,will be counter clockwise.
As soon as we get the signs up this will take effect.
Similar Trail: Chicopee woods, Gainsville collage, Tribble Mill
Similar Trail: Chicopee woods, Gainsville collage, Tribble Mill
Review: Lovely!.. A nice ride. A bit confusing on one section but worth the reride. This was a decent workout without the extremes. It does have wonderful views and a peaceful setting. Thanks to the biker at Yellow River that told me about Yargo!
Review: Yargo is a lot of fun! There are some great rolling sections before the dam that will require you to hold on tight! A couple spots demand a decent front suspension so be careful if you have a rigid fork! The back half (after the dam) is pretty placid and makes for a good time trial. I place Yargo in between Gainesville College and Chicopee in terms of technical difficulty... at 13 miles, it offers a good workout!
Similar Trail: Gainesville College
Similar Trail: Gainesville College
Review: This trail is rather long, but really fun. There are some awesome downhills and one pain in the b*** uphill. Its not very technical and you can do the whole thing averaging 7mph. Not bad at all. If you are a beginner, this is the place for you. If you are into getting a nice cardio workout, the $3 price tag is worth it. I should note that you can ride on Wednesdays for free (thats what my parking sticker told me).
Similar Trail: Tribble Mill
Similar Trail: Tribble Mill
Review: 12 miles of flowy singletrack.
Similar Trail: Dauset
Similar Trail: Dauset
Review: A fun fast trail with minimal technical, no steep descents or climbs. There are a few shock-bottoming dips along the trail, but nothing that can really test your skills. You can go very fast during the first several miles because the trail is laid out so well and it's pretty smooth. The lake is beautiful, and the accomodations are very nice. You pick up a lot of road noise from a bunch of sections, but overall, this is a fun place to ride.
Similar Trail: Blankets Creek, Dauset (could be Dauset's twin)
Similar Trail: Blankets Creek, Dauset (could be Dauset's twin)
Review: rode this morning. Trails in great shape. Love Yargo. Thanks Steve and YABA members. Would like more info on YABA though. Excellen place to ride.
Review: Went on my first ride Sun. Had a great time! Love this new sport! (New to me anyway!) Saw a lot of signs that said new trail, but we stayed on the more estabished trail. Accepting all advice for a 39 year old overweight (for now) guy for training tips and/or great rides!
Review: Some great trails have been built at Fort Yargo. There has to be at least 10 miles of trails here to ride for the intermediate rider and there is something new almost every month. Come out and ride them it is worth the trip.
Similar Trail: Gainesville College
Similar Trail: Gainesville College
Review: Fort yargo has had a face lift as far as trails go
their is about 8 miles of single track now to go along with the rest of the prior trails this system is now an interimadiate trail system its no longer just
for beginners we invite you to come out on monday and thursday nights at 6:30 pm meet at will-a-way
acrosss the road from the tennis courts
Steve Gordon(President of Yaba)
Similar Trail: gainsville collage
Similar Trail: gainsville collage
Review: There has just been about 4 miles of new trails cut out, they have a good mix of steep climbs and a down hills, and in some parts it is steep enough to get 3 or 4 feet of air, ( I am a downhill rider) but it makes the other trails in the park almost worthless
Review: Fort Yargo reminds me a little of Lake Lanier, Stone Mountain and Callaway without the commercial trimmings. I\'ve personally only ridden there twice however on at least two of the trails.
The first trail (clearly the beginner course) offers very few if any steep hills and is pretty much a level ride. Truely a beginners course, however watch out for roots and some deep tread markings.
The alternate trail is decidedly more difficult. It features long uphill jaunts (by some powerlines) folowed by glorious, roller coaster like decents. It\'s very tough to push through this track as a beginner, however, there are not too many technical aspects to the course itself.
There are some highlights of the courses that I thought I would mention.
- There is a long grassy path that runs parralel to the lake. (the entire course for the most part runs around the lake). It is very reminiscent of Callaway\'s trail with the scenic lake view.
- Early on the beginner portion of the trail there is an area cut out of the brush that forms a tunnel of sorts (kind of like Six Flags, without the lattice).
Recommendations
Chicopee Woods (100%)Blankets Creek Bicycle Trail (100%)
Yellow River (91%)
Georgia International Horse Park (64%)
Bear Creek (64%)
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