News: New Section of the Pinhoti Trail Opening in Georgia

A brand-new singletrack section of the Pinhoti Trail in Georgia is being officially opened on May 3rd! The Georgia Pinhoti Trail Association will be hosting a grand opening celebration on that Saturday at 3pm at the new parking lot on Dennis Mill Road. The land that the new section of trail was built on was …

A brand-new singletrack section of the Pinhoti Trail in Georgia is being officially opened on May 3rd! The Georgia Pinhoti Trail Association will be hosting a grand opening celebration on that Saturday at 3pm at the new parking lot on Dennis Mill Road.

Section of the Pinhoti Trail near Ellijay, Georgia. Photo: mtbgreg1.
Section of the Pinhoti Trail near Ellijay, Georgia. Photo: mtbgreg1.

The land that the new section of trail was built on was purchased by the Conservation Fund, in an effort to reroute all of the remaining road segments of the Pinhoti Trail to provide a true, uninterrupted wilderness experience.

The Pinhoti is the longest mountain bike legal trail in Georgia, running over 100 miles “from the Alabama Line in Polk County, GA to the Benton MacKaye Trail near the Cohutta Wilderness,” according to SORBA. This new trail segment will add a whopping 20 miles of blazed trail!

 

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