Re: Most technical mountain bike trail?

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Snake Creek Gap Trail in Dalton, GA. It is a part of the Georgia Pinhoti Trail and the Snake Creek Gap race runs right along it. The whole thing is pretty damn technical, but the worst part is the last 7 or 8 miles of the 34 mile and 17 mile race. The section starts with a super rutted out downhill that then goes into England Springs, which is a little stretch of trail that is practically unclimable. Most people don’t even attempt to climb it and just push it and I believe that the race winner has only done it once or twice in all the Snake Creek Gap Time Trials he has done (and there are three race days over three months for the time trial). The climb is both incredibly steep and technical. The climb then puts you on the ridge to Dug Gap Mountain, and from this point until the fireroad in about 7 miles, the trail is a constant rock garden and it is ridiculously technical and tough, especially at the end of a race. Snake Creek definitely deserves a spot on the list.