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Ridgeway Loop Mountain Bike Trail
Ellijay, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 9/9/10 by GoldenGoose |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 5 miles | Global Rank: #872 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 35 | Wishlist: 17 |
| Avg. Speed: 5.63 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 20min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,865/-1,742 ft |
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Description: This loop is a singltrack dream/nightmare! It's full of steep fast downhills and wicked vertical wall climbs. None of the climbs are very long but they're sheer and technical so you might find yourself walking a bit untill you get the timing and technique down. There's even a free-ride area in the park so bring your body armour. The trail starts off sedate enough by traveling through some tall grass fields that can cause you some directional confusion but just carry on and the singletrack will start fast and furious.
Description: This loop is a singltrack dream/nightmare! It's full of steep fast downhills and wicked vertical wall climbs. None of the climbs are very long but they're sheer and technical so you might find yourself walking a bit untill you get the timing and technique down. There's even a free-ride area in the park so bring your body armour. The trail starts off sedate enough by traveling through some tall grass fields that can cause you some directional confusion but just carry on and the singletrack will start fast and furious.
added on May 14, 2007 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by inbody06 on November 28, 2011
IRRATATED that i wasted the fuel to get here,and then paid to ues the state park to ride. Trees across trail everywhere. Bypass here go to bear creek. you will be glad you did
reviewed by mtbgreg1 on October 7, 2011
I'm not a big fan at all. This trail doesn't seem like it gets any real traffic, as there were branches and leaf litter down all over the trail. The design is definitely old-school, with a lot of old forest service roads, and the trail just goes straight up and straight down all the hills. Be prepared for short, steep climbs and short, blazing descents! The best section of trail is the last 1.5 miles before you get back to the parking lot... I rode back up the road to hit that section again. All in all, a nice little trail, but it's not nearly up to the caliber of all of the other trails in the Ellijay area, so I probably won't be back.
Similar Trail: River Loop
reviewed by Loonytik on April 3, 2011
Ready for a workout? Hope so, cause that's what you're gonna get here. There are many steep climbs on this trail and quite honestly I found the downhills too infrequent to make the climbs worth the trip. There are two climbs in particular that unless you're a trials rider and can bunny hop up the hill you're gonna be walking. These areas have washed out a lot so take note. Trail maintenance on this ride is non-existent. I stopped more than once to remove large trees laying over the trail. Sticks litter the singletrack. Overall I did enjoy the few brisk downhill sections. They were long enough to be fun. If you're in the area and have your bike sure, go ride it. If not, don't make a special trip. You could just go up the road to the Woodring Branch and have much more fun.
Similar Trail: Woodring Branch, just up the road.
reviewed by GoldenGoose on November 27, 2010
Don't let the length fool you. This trail has some great climbs and descents that will leave you white knuckled and gasping for air. Very little time to recover. Most of the trail isn't too technical but it will still keep you on your toes. Follow the orange markers and you'll be fine. There are some downhill specific trails that can dump you out at the end of the cross country trail near the parking lot by the boat ramp. The easiest place I know of to access them is from the gated forest road to the right just before the road forks to go to the boat ramp.
Similar Trail: Van Michael from Blankets (but MUCH more techincal)
reviewed by felt20 on July 19, 2009
i love this trail..i go up about every weekend to ride the downhill..its a must to ride this trail
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reviewed by felt20 on July 19, 2009
i love this trail..i go up about every weekend to ride the downhill..its a must to ride this trail
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reviewed by Frank_C on October 11, 2008
We arrived in the morning. It's fall, so leaves/pine straw were all over the trail. That along with the nighttime dew was a bad combination. It also had rained a couple days prior. Uphill traction was sketchy and on downhills roots were obscured by leaves. Trail is marked pretty well, except near the beginning, there's a small clearing with several paths off of it. It took us a few minutes to find the proper trail. It appears that this trail has not been maintained recently. There were fallen branches and sticks along most of its length. This trail has quite a few very steep sections that are quite difficult, and a couple of very long moderate inclines. For being only 5.6 miles long, this trail kicked my butt.
