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Sosebee Cove / West Wolf Creek Mountain Bike Trail
Suches, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
1 trail review |
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Status: updated 6/18/10 by mtbgreg1 |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: #3376 |
| Tread: Fire Road | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 1 | Wishlist: 0 |
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Description: The Route
Times like this are when I am an invaluable resource--because I did it wrong. I followed Jim Parham's recommended directions in Off the Beaten Path and rode down the pavement and up West Wolf Creek. If ever there was a piece of pavement that was worth riding your bicycle down, it is the chunk of Georgia 180 dropping down from Wolf Pen Gap to Vogel State Park. Still, the general wisdom that descending is best down on the gnarliest terrain in the ride always holds true.
So I highly advise you, if you are going to do this ride, to descend West Wolf Creek Road and climb up US 129 and GA 180. The route is an easy to follow loop using those three roads. Grab a map and you're good to go for this approximately 8 mile ride.
All About the Trail
What good is a trail review database if it only tells you which trails to ride, and not which trails to avoid? It would be very little use at all. Despite its inclusion in Jim Parham's popular guide book, Sosebee Cove is one to put in the "avoid at all costs" category. As I mentioned above, if you are going to do this ride, do not climb the gravel. The gravel road is very steep and throughly covered in somewhat sandy, but very dry/loose gravel. It's a beast of a climb, and force me to resort to hiking. What kind of forest road is rated a hike-a-bike? Maybe I was just wussing out in the 90+ degree heat and high humidity, but that is a beast of a hill.
Even if you chose to ride down it, what kind of mountain bike ride contains more pavement than gravel, and absolutely no singletrack? "A really lame one," is the appropriate answer.
The kicker that really makes this ride a loser is the fact that there's a ton of buff, beautiful singletrack crossing this route at many points... but it's all closed to mountain bikes! Way to throw salt in my wounds after that murderous climb. I can officially say I've ridden Sosebee Cove, and can say with authority that I won't be back.
Bottom Line
This is one ride that you should just pass on.
Description: The Route
Times like this are when I am an invaluable resource--because I did it wrong. I followed Jim Parham's recommended directions in Off the Beaten Path and rode down the pavement and up West Wolf Creek. If ever there was a piece of pavement that was worth riding your bicycle down, it is the chunk of Georgia 180 dropping down from Wolf Pen Gap to Vogel State Park. Still, the general wisdom that descending is best down on the gnarliest terrain in the ride always holds true.
So I highly advise you, if you are going to do this ride, to descend West Wolf Creek Road and climb up US 129 and GA 180. The route is an easy to follow loop using those three roads. Grab a map and you're good to go for this approximately 8 mile ride.
All About the Trail
What good is a trail review database if it only tells you which trails to ride, and not which trails to avoid? It would be very little use at all. Despite its inclusion in Jim Parham's popular guide book, Sosebee Cove is one to put in the "avoid at all costs" category. As I mentioned above, if you are going to do this ride, do not climb the gravel. The gravel road is very steep and throughly covered in somewhat sandy, but very dry/loose gravel. It's a beast of a climb, and force me to resort to hiking. What kind of forest road is rated a hike-a-bike? Maybe I was just wussing out in the 90+ degree heat and high humidity, but that is a beast of a hill.
Even if you chose to ride down it, what kind of mountain bike ride contains more pavement than gravel, and absolutely no singletrack? "A really lame one," is the appropriate answer.
The kicker that really makes this ride a loser is the fact that there's a ton of buff, beautiful singletrack crossing this route at many points... but it's all closed to mountain bikes! Way to throw salt in my wounds after that murderous climb. I can officially say I've ridden Sosebee Cove, and can say with authority that I won't be back.
Bottom Line
This is one ride that you should just pass on.
added on June 16, 2010 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by mtbgreg1 on July 26, 2011
This is a pretty miserable route. pretty much worthless unless you're really bored.
