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Georgia International Horse Park Mountain Bike Trail
Conyers, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
16 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 9/9/09 by GoldenGoose |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: 346 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 155 | Wishlist: 53 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.93 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 22min |
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Description: These old Olympic trails will test your strength. There are plenty of fast downhills almost always immediately followed by a tough gut-busting climb. There are some good jumps on "Face Plant Hill" or you can stick to the left side for a fast, not so fancy, descent. At the end of the singletrack trails, you will have to cross the road to ride the Granite section. The beginning of the Granite section is well marked, but recently they have made it difficult to connect with the remaining trails in the woods. Supposedly the western section takes you down by the river and is near a large open field. Trail maintenence has obviously been minimal. Hopefully, the World Cup will come back to Conyers in the future.
added in 2003 by guest
Description: These old Olympic trails will test your strength. There are plenty of fast downhills almost always immediately followed by a tough gut-busting climb. There are some good jumps on "Face Plant Hill" or you can stick to the left side for a fast, not so fancy, descent. At the end of the singletrack trails, you will have to cross the road to ride the Granite section. The beginning of the Granite section is well marked, but recently they have made it difficult to connect with the remaining trails in the woods. Supposedly the western section takes you down by the river and is near a large open field. Trail maintenence has obviously been minimal. Hopefully, the World Cup will come back to Conyers in the future.
added in 2003 by guest 
SIMILAR TRAILS
Riders who liked this mountain bike trail also liked:Blankets Creek Bicycle Trail in Woodstock
Bear Creek in Ellijay
Chicopee Woods in Gainesville
Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson
NEARBY TRAILS
- Arabia Mountain Trail in Lithonia (9.1 miles away)
- Yellow River in Stone Mountain (10.8 miles away)
- South Rockdale Community Park in Conyers (11 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by rande11699 on March 1, 2010
Rode the new dirt side reroutes on Saturday. They are great. There is a ladder bridge/pyramid over a fallen tree. The downhill section of the reroute gives you a good dose of speed and swoop. I enjoyed the trail much more than last time I was there.
reviewed by rande11699 on February 23, 2010
Just an update for those interested. SORBA has been out there doing some reroutes to make the trail more sustainable and to get rid of the bad washed out places. It is not done yet and there is much work to be done still. But some of it may be open this week so just keep your eyes peeled if you are over there. Also the rumor is there is going to eventually be some beginner trails cut over there also.
* Review edited 3/1/2010
reviewed by sntruitt on January 3, 2010
Does anyone know where downhill course is located that was made this year for the GT race?
reviewed by GoldenGoose on August 23, 2009
Just a quick update...they have added a downhill slalom course for the recent GT mountain bike races that is supposed to become permanent. The racers gave very positive reviews on the course and the table top at the end definitely provides for ample air time.
* Review edited 8/23/2009
reviewed by jneuff on June 23, 2009
Fun ride, 2 loops which together are about 10 miles. One loop is fun tight singletrack, and the one on the side of the road opposite the parking area is where the slickrock riding is. A very cool trail definitely worth checking out.
Similar Trail: The slickrock riding is similar to Dupont State Forest in NC, at times.
reviewed by GoldenGoose on May 24, 2009
GA slickrock! Well, maybe 1/4 mile of it anyways. These trails run through the Olympic horsepark in Conyers which also happens to be in ROCKdale County. I think you can figure out why they named it that from the picks. These are two sweet trails that will both bust your lungs on the climbs and leaving you smiling on the downhills. The advanced side is definitely more technical. When you consider that they were doing multiple loops at HIGH speed, this place will make you respect what the Olympic athletes went through in 1996. Great trail.
Similar Trail: Blankets Creek Chicopee Woods
reviewed by cbauza on April 11, 2009
Very challenging ride. Do both loops b/c they are very different.
reviewed by RunandBike0519 on September 3, 2008
This trail can easily replace any work out routine you having going on first off. Some of the climbs are nasty, but overall the trail is great. However it is a little disapointing how it is not more popular and maintained. Make sure you take a right and follow the fence when approaching the woods on the granite side.
* Review edited 9/3/2008
reviewed by zsnau734 on July 7, 2008
Great trail, killer climbs. A bit tough to follow once you "cross the road" to the slickrock side. Worth the drive to conyers.
Similar Trail: Blankets, Jake Mountain, Bull Mountain
reviewed by trent34 on June 6, 2008
Hands down the best trail in the atlanta area. This is a VERY FAST trail with killer climbs. The Climbs are not too long though but not too short either. Super steep downs and sweet obsticals. There used to be a down hill with three 3ft drops in a row but it has been closed. on the granite side you have to payattention on which direction yu go because the paint on the ground has worn off. And this trail is free to ride now it used to be like 10 bucks. About 9 miles here and it will put your ass in shape!
Similar Trail: Blankets Creek, which is a killer ride too!
reviewed by s1ng1etrack on March 17, 2008
Sweet ride. A few nice climbs which are rewarded by fast twisty downhill. The rock face climb is steep but short. Very cool mountain biking. Would be a nasty race course. What is the story on the cross memorial on the other side of the field across from the parking area?
reviewed by sideshow75 on January 26, 2008
Amazing trail, worthy of the Olympics. Nearly 1000 feet of climb with at least an equal amount of exciting descents. Great flow, wide and fast, takes alot of aerobic fitness to take full advantage of this trail, but even a beginner can enjoy this ride. The exposed granite on the opposite sid eof the road from the wooded trail is steep, sticky and unforgiving...who could ask for more. Nothing closer to slick rock on this part of the country.
reviewed by singleblade1 on January 20, 2007
I drove out to Conyers and was really surprised by the trail system. For my first visit, I road the western (woods) loop. It was fun and challenging. There are some really tough climbs for intermmediate riders, but the experts made them look easy! I had to walk up 1 hill on both loops that I did. The trail system is well marked and in good shape. There are roots all over the trail, but it is off road mountain biking. I don't expect flat smooth trails everywhere I go. I will go back again and try the Granite section. Great place to ride.
* Review edited 1/20/2007
Similar Trail: Yellow River, Blankets Creek
reviewed by R3 on September 10, 2006
This trail is a great challenge of technical and aerobic abilities. Both the forest and granite sides have long, steep climbs and the granite side will surely test your technical skills.
reviewed by Rebus on December 15, 2005
After riding for 2 years in Colorado, this was the first trail I hit when I moved back to Georgia. It was a fun ride but really kicked my butt. The singletrack on the front side was completely covered by leaves in most spots, but we managed our way through and had fun doing it. The granite slickrock was a challenge and the hills past that were hard. I'm used to having switchbacks take me up a steep slope, but this trail just gave you a path straight up. At about the 6 mile mark I was pretty wasted, but had enough energy to do some creative stuff on the last section of slickrock. I plan on going back once it opens back up in Spring.
Similar Trail: Blankets' South Loop
reviewed by getonthetrail on December 26, 2003
This trail is great! This trail provides it all, fast single-track, technical up and downs, technical rock and creek crossings. I rode this trail several times before leaving ATL for VA. I miss it!
Similar Trail: Yellow River, Chicopee Woods, Bull Mountain, Fountainhead Regional Park
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