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South Fork Mountain Bike Trail
Blue Ridge, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/5/11 by mtbgreg1 |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 9 miles | Global Rank: #Not yet ranked. |
| Tread: Other | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 7 | Wishlist: 8 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,542/-1,859 ft |
Description: The trail starts on the GA 64 and climbs to the top of the mountain. About 4 miles on GA 64, the trail turns off to the right as single track. The single track is well marked. After about 6 miles it crosses the Jacks River. Then it intersects with GA 126. Turn right and climb back to the start.
added on June 14, 2008 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by mtbgreg1 on July 20, 2011
The South Fork is a fun ride that is super remote and runs along the border of a wilderness area for some of its length. The singletrack section is pretty rocky and challenging and can be crazy muddy in some spots due to chronic boggy areas and stream crossings. Combine this with Mountaintown Creek for a truly epic ride!
reviewed by GoldenGoose on November 26, 2010
The South Fork trail is a 2.7 mile stretch of single/doubletrack that runs north/south between Ga 126 and GA 64. The Pinhoti Trail connects to the South Fork trail about 1/3 of a mile from north end and the two trails merge until the Pinhoti reaches it's northern terminus at the crossing of the Benton MacKaye trail. There are numerous ways to make a loop out of the South Fork trail but I like combining it with the Pinhoti for a majority of single/doubtrack riding rather than doing the majority of my ride on Ga 126 and Ga 64; both of which are gravel forest roads. Instead of parking at Watson Gap, keep driving down GA 126 until you see the sign for the South Fork trail. Park there and start your ride. Stay left on the South Fork trail when the Pinhoti enters from the right. South Fork will dead end at GA 64. Make a right and climb two miles up the gravel road until you reach the Mountaintown Creek trailhead. Make a right and follow the signs to the Pinhoti trail. It will start out as an old road bed that has been reclaimed by nature and is covered with grass and brush. Stay left at the fork about a mile in. Look for the white blazes and the white diamond signs with turkey foot prints and you will know you are on the Pinhoti. About a mile later the Pinhoti turns back into singletrack until it dumps back into the north end of the South Fork trail. This loop is about 7.5 miles and 5.5 are single/doubletrack. Relatively easy riding that any intermediate can handle but the climb up to the Mountaintown Creek trailhead will be an aerobic challenge for most anyone.
* Review edited 11/26/2010
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