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Pinhoti Trail--Snake Creek Gap To Dug Gap Mountain Bike Trail
Dalton, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
4 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 3/7/09 by ckdake |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 16 miles | Global Rank: 21 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Out & Back |
| Ridden: 29 | Wishlist: 42 |
| Avg. Speed: 4.38 mph | Avg. Time: 3hr 55min |
| IMBA Epic Trail |
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Description: This is one of the most challenging singetrack sections of the Pinhoti Trail. Mostly singletrack, from the parking lot it goes straight up for about 3 miles. Then a technical ridgeline with some more climging. This is the first 16 miles of the 32 mile "Snake Creek Gap 6 Mountain Time Trial Series" held annually by NWGA SORBA. It's very challenging with total climbing of 2388 feet in 8 miles and total descending of 2732 feet in 8 miles. In this section you will ride over 4 mountains with minim elevation of about 1000 feet and max elevation of about 1800 feet. Be prepared to be on the trail around 3 hours if you are an average rider. Bring more water and gells than you think you need, it's a tough one. Roots, rocks, big rocks, little rocks and roots. I reccommend trying this one with someone who knows the trail first. You can check out NWGA SORBA Forum(http://www.nwgasorba.org/chewdafat/index.php), there'ss always peole who are posting rides to the "Snake" and would be glad to take first-timers. You can do this ride as a semi out and back by riding the road back (which makes total ride about 24 miles), you can do this as a shuttle ride back(takes 2 cars obviously), or if you are a bad-a$$, you can ride the actual trail out-and-back for 32 miles of some serious trail riding. Good Luck. You can print a map from this site: http://www.nwgasorba.org/DugGap_To_SnakeCreek.pdf
Description: This is one of the most challenging singetrack sections of the Pinhoti Trail. Mostly singletrack, from the parking lot it goes straight up for about 3 miles. Then a technical ridgeline with some more climging. This is the first 16 miles of the 32 mile "Snake Creek Gap 6 Mountain Time Trial Series" held annually by NWGA SORBA. It's very challenging with total climbing of 2388 feet in 8 miles and total descending of 2732 feet in 8 miles. In this section you will ride over 4 mountains with minim elevation of about 1000 feet and max elevation of about 1800 feet. Be prepared to be on the trail around 3 hours if you are an average rider. Bring more water and gells than you think you need, it's a tough one. Roots, rocks, big rocks, little rocks and roots. I reccommend trying this one with someone who knows the trail first. You can check out NWGA SORBA Forum(http://www.nwgasorba.org/chewdafat/index.php), there'ss always peole who are posting rides to the "Snake" and would be glad to take first-timers. You can do this ride as a semi out and back by riding the road back (which makes total ride about 24 miles), you can do this as a shuttle ride back(takes 2 cars obviously), or if you are a bad-a$$, you can ride the actual trail out-and-back for 32 miles of some serious trail riding. Good Luck. You can print a map from this site: http://www.nwgasorba.org/DugGap_To_SnakeCreek.pdf
added on October 22, 2006 by 
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NEARBY TRAILS
- Raisin Woods in Dalton (12 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Nickelsonx1 on March 19, 2008
Great ride. Climb your way in for the most part and enjoy the ride on the way out. Nice switch backs. At the top enjoy the veiw of Lookout Mountain. It's the flat topped mountain in far distance.
reviewed by K2K on January 3, 2008
Bring your lungs and your Tech Skills... This one can bite you
* Review edited 1/3/2008
reviewed by rodrodriguez2003 on May 25, 2007
you must be in great shape to enjoy this trail. lots of rocks in sections. nice downhills.
reviewed by sandm96 on October 22, 2006
This is and Epic ride. Bring more water than you think. The climbs are tough, even when you're not climbing, it's technical. The downhills are fun and very rewarding. If you go solo, I recommend letting someone know, someone who knows the trails so they can come looking for you if you turn up missing. That's how challenging this trail is. I Love It!!!
Similar Trail: Any Pinhoti Section, Or Porcupine Rim--Moab (without the N. Georgia trees of course)
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