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Paris Mountain State Park Mountain Bike Trail
Greenville, South Carolina
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
8 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 9/23/08 by |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 11 miles | Global Rank: #436 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 57 | Wishlist: 22 |
| Avg. Speed: 1.24 mph | Avg. Time: 5hr 44min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,918/-1,337 ft | |
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Description: From the front of the park, park in the big parking lot with the islands. Hug the uphill side of shelter 4 which is near the Park Center. This is the start of the Mountain Creek Trail. Take this through the CCC amphitheater. At about 1.5 miles the trail becomes the Sulphur Springs Trail.Stay on the right fork. .5 miles take a left on the Archery Range Trailhead access. On the pavement take a right an gear down. At the top you can pick your options because they all come back to here. Firetower Trail / Suphur Springs loop is a technical climb if you go counterclockwise with a surfing downhill on the way back. Clockwise is a moderate climb with a tight technical downhill on the way back. Brissy Ridge to Pipsissewa to North Lake is a five mile lollipop trail with big ramps and a surf down to the water. Taking the Sulphur Springs trail next to the gate brings you back down to the bottom and onto the Mountain Creek Trail, but stretch your brake fingers because this is an old hiking trail and the steepest technical there is in the park. Its steep and if steep is not your thing take the road back to the Archery Range Trailhead and get back on the trail to go with the flow back to your car
added on May 27, 2006 by guest
Description: From the front of the park, park in the big parking lot with the islands. Hug the uphill side of shelter 4 which is near the Park Center. This is the start of the Mountain Creek Trail. Take this through the CCC amphitheater. At about 1.5 miles the trail becomes the Sulphur Springs Trail.Stay on the right fork. .5 miles take a left on the Archery Range Trailhead access. On the pavement take a right an gear down. At the top you can pick your options because they all come back to here. Firetower Trail / Suphur Springs loop is a technical climb if you go counterclockwise with a surfing downhill on the way back. Clockwise is a moderate climb with a tight technical downhill on the way back. Brissy Ridge to Pipsissewa to North Lake is a five mile lollipop trail with big ramps and a surf down to the water. Taking the Sulphur Springs trail next to the gate brings you back down to the bottom and onto the Mountain Creek Trail, but stretch your brake fingers because this is an old hiking trail and the steepest technical there is in the park. Its steep and if steep is not your thing take the road back to the Archery Range Trailhead and get back on the trail to go with the flow back to your car
added on May 27, 2006 by guest 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by NolanSritan on September 24, 2010
just rode this one today and it was really nice. my first time to Paris Mountain and i'm very pleased. i rode all the trails but Kanuga was my favorite, i didn't even have to pedal. and the loop around North Lake is awesome. they also have "primitive" camp sites around the lake that would make a perfect bike/camp trip. very good trails up there. go hit 'em up.
reviewed by guest on September 23, 2008
Awesome DH race this past weekend! Great MTB trails on this mountain. AAAA++++
reviewed by jaybird57 on July 21, 2008
A very nice trail system in a beautiful state park. A lot of up and downs to get the ol' ticker pumping and a few tech sections to keep it interesting. Some very nice views on Brissy Ridge and Kanuga can be stinken fast!!! Look out for other trail users esp. hikers as there have been some user conflicts since the system has expanded. As stated previously the trails are CLOSED to mtbers on SATURDAYS. I haven't ridden all the trails in the park but so far Kanuga and Pipsissewa are my favorites (CW direction). Kudos to Upstate SORBA and all the volunteers who have made Paris Mtn what it is... a great trail system!
Similar Trail: Isaqueena
reviewed by Grizzattack on March 31, 2008
Paris Mtn SP just gets better with age. The park hosts some new trails at the time of this review and updated trail map can be found at the fine folks at Upstate SORBA: http://www.upstatesorba.org/
* Review edited 10/19/2010
Similar Trail: Dupont State Forest, Issaqueena, Croft State Park.
reviewed by CJB on February 23, 2008
Today I drove down to Greenville from Asheville only to find out that the park was closed to mountain bikers on Saturdays. It is a real lame hair brain rule but I thought I would mention it just so no one else makes the same mistake I did.
reviewed by clemsontigers90 on July 10, 2007
trail is fast and fun. lots of hills for great cardio workout. i rode this trail for about an hour before i hit a root and got a flat. i had to walk over 2 miles to my car yet i still can say i had a good time because of the beautiful scenerty this trail presents.
reviewed by Grizzattack on December 22, 2006
This is my old stomping grounds and a lot of work in recent years has gone into these trails. Kudos to the park superintendent and all the others that have put in hours of hard work to help offer a much needed trail network near Greenvegas.
