Moore's Bridge

Updated post. I went back to Moore's bridge. They have 5 loops completed. Armadillo and Black Dirt are both around 1.5 miles. The other 3 are around 2 miles each. Most of the trail heads all start towards the top of the river bluff and loop downward toward the river. Armadillo is at the top of the bluff and River Bluff is on the riverside. You can piece together several loops with combinations of Black dirt and Armadillo. The other thing that is great is how well all the trails are marked. Altogether, they have around 10 miles of trail. A guy I talked to said they may build some additional trails out there - one can hope. Very pretty isolated forest. They have a nice restroom facility too, but no picnic spots. Also they have a 5$ parking fee that is cash/envelope only. It's a nice change from Cochran mill that is great but very crowded. I went on a Friday and Sunday and only saw one rider on Friday and just one random hiker on Sunday.

there are 3 trails now. about 7 miles total, 14 miles if you ride both directions. well built by MTB ATL . Great trails down by the Hooch. You can get parking pass to all Carroll County parks for year for cheap.

Rode both trails on October 1. Both are solid blue runs with very little technical obstacles. Lots of swooping dips over little ravines, and plenty of flow. I will definitely go back.

It’s five dollars to park; there’s a green box that says “take an envelope, hang it in your windshield, and pay five dollars when you’re done.” There weren’t any envelopes, so I called John Tanner State Park, which administers this location, which is still under development by the city of Whitesburg and the Georgia parks system. They said if there aren’t any envelopes then the ride is on them.

Big shout out to MTB Atlanta for making this trail happen.

Rode Moore's Bridge on 1/24/21 It's not hard to find the park but there is no signage from highway 5; so you just need to turn off on Black Dirt road before Whitesburg(from Douglasville). There is a $5 self-parking fee and restroom facilities. Facing the restrooms you will see the sign for Black Dirt Bluff. It can be ridden counter or clockwise but probably a bit more fun going clockwise. It starts with a nice downhill section. It's a solid trail and like many of MTB Atlanta's trail it uses the features of the landscape well. After this I rode on a double track trail for about a mile and then it connects to the backside of the River Bluff trail. I would guess it will be completed by Sping or summer of 2021. Once this is completed both of the trails will have entrance points down by the boat ramp. All the sections I did out here were intermediate and Black Dirt Bluff could be navigated by a beginner with a decent bike.