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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
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- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
112 trails
- E-Bike
33 trails
- Horse
17 trails
- Hike
161 trails
- Trail Running
146 trails
Region Details
- 58
- 9
- 32
- 12
Region Status
Open as of Oct 30, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 160
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 112
- Trails E-Bike
- 33
- Trails Horse
- 17
- Trails Hike
- 161
- Trails Trail Running
- 146
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 11
- Total Distance
- 397 miles
- Total Descent
- 68,566 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,402 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,099 ft
- Reports
- 543
- Photos
- 122
- Ridden Counter
- 9,516
Sub Regions
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Amadahy Trail
- 1
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Bear Creek and Pinhoti Trail System
- 9
- 3
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Cartecay River Trail System
- 4
- 2
- 1
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Chattahoochee National Forest - Blue Ridge
- 1
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Conasauga District
- 2
- 12
- 4
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Ridgeway Trails
- 2
- 1
- 2
Popular Ellijay Mountain Biking Trails
Ellijay Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| BearHoti | 22 miles | |
| Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel | 22 miles | |
| Mulberry Gap to Pinhoti 2 Loop | 9 miles | |
| BearHoti Shuttle | 12 miles | |
| P2-P5 North to South | 23 miles | |
| Ellijay Sampler | 18 miles | |
| 2017 Drama Queen | 34 miles | |
| P1 & P2 | 13 miles | |
| Big ride from MG | 46 miles | |
| Bear Creek & Pinhoti shuttle | 15 miles |
Photos of Ellijay Mountain Bike
trail: River Loop
12 |
Jan 16, 2023 @ 5:01pm
Jan 16, 2023
trail: River Loop
7 |
Jan 16, 2023 @ 10:24am
Jan 16, 2023
trail: River Loop
6 |
Jan 16, 2023 @ 10:18am
Jan 16, 2023
trail: River Loop Start
7 |
Jan 16, 2023 @ 10:10am
Jan 16, 2023
trail: Pinhoti Trail - Rock Creek
3 |
Nov 27, 2022 @ 8:57am
Nov 27, 2022
trail: Pinhoti Trail - Rock Creek
6 |
Nov 27, 2022 @ 8:57am
Nov 27, 2022
trail: Wilderness Road
8 |
Oct 14, 2022 @ 8:30am
Oct 14, 2022
trail: Pinhoti 1
28 |
Oct 9, 2022 @ 7:13am
Oct 9, 2022Videos of Ellijay Mountain Bike
trail: Roots & Chutes DH
2:07 |
205 |
Sep 5, 2019
trail: Pinhoti 1
5:31 |
155 |
Sep 18, 2018
trail: Mountaintown Creek
2:30 |
579 |
Apr 14, 2015
trail: Bear Creek Loop
0:09 |
209 |
Mar 22, 2021 , Ellijay
trail: Pinhoti 1
24:45 |
1073 |
Dec 6, 2020 , Ellijay
trail: 302 MBT
11:53 |
124 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Ellijay
trail: Smooth Operator
14:11 |
233 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Ellijay
trail: Ledges DH
2:29 |
213 |
Oct 4, 2020 , Ellijay
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper CCC | Feb 20, 2023 @ 5:02pm Feb 20, 2023 | Dry | bertharrison12 | ||
| Mountaintown Creek | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:11pm Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | PirahnaBen | ||
| FS 64 | Feb 3, 2023 @ 8:10pm Feb 3, 2023 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | PirahnaBen | ||
| Windy Gap WMA Road | Jan 28, 2023 @ 10:36am Jan 28, 2023 | Wet | jamie-desoto | ||
| Windy Gap | Jan 28, 2023 @ 2:36am Jan 28, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | jamie-desoto | ||
| Pinhoti 2 - Double Top | Jan 23, 2023 @ 5:59am Jan 23, 2023 | Wet | bertharrison12 | ||
| Pinhoti 1 | Jan 22, 2023 @ 9:59pm Jan 22, 2023 | Variable | bertharrison12 | ||
| Bear Creek / Pinhoti Trail | Jan 22, 2023 @ 9:59pm Jan 22, 2023 | Wet | bertharrison12 | ||
| Pinhoti 3 - Turkey Mountain | Jan 20, 2023 @ 2:22am Jan 20, 2023 | Variable | bertharrison12 | ||
| Pinhoti (Bear Creek - Mtn Town) | Dec 22, 2022 @ 4:45pm Dec 22, 2022 | Wet | bertharrison12 |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Pinhoti Trail (Georgia)
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Candyj | wishlist | route | Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel | Mar 23, 2023 @ 11:15am 6 hours |
| MT-HRO | wishlist | route | Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel | Mar 20, 2023 @ 11:02am Mar 20, 2023 |
| lizzions | ridden | trail | Bear Creek Spur | Mar 17, 2023 @ 12:23pm Mar 17, 2023 |
| LemkeLucas6095 | wishlist | route | Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel | Mar 15, 2023 @ 7:53pm Mar 15, 2023 |
| Rpsincla | ridden | route | Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel | Mar 15, 2023 @ 8:09am Mar 15, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | There is now a nice new gravel parking lot on... | Mar 11, 2023 @ 10:53am Mar 11, 2023 | ||
| trail | Headed toward Hwy 52 the first part of P3 is a... | Mar 11, 2023 @ 8:09am Mar 11, 2023 | ||
 | trail | A few trees down past the entrance at the top.... | Jan 28, 2023 @ 5:17pm Jan 28, 2023 | ||
| report | Encountered those yellowjackets on the decent... | Sep 19, 2022 @ 1:07pm Sep 19, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Still tons of trees down and vegetation... | Apr 23, 2022 @ 5:07pm Apr 23, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,694 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k270 awarded -
10 Blue Trails125 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge91 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k260 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge83 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 112 | 247 miles | 36,982 ft | 113 miles | 2,976 ft | #1,071 | #581 | 119 | 541 | 14 | 6,326 | |
| E-Bike | 33 | 99 miles | 13,166 ft | 43 miles | 2,802 ft | #1,065 | #237 | 467 | 1 | 121 | ||
| Horse | 17 | 63 miles | 8,730 ft | 26 miles | 3,228 ft | #339 | #197 | 148 | 1 | |||
| Hike | 161 | 395 miles | 67,749 ft | 180 miles | 3,402 ft | #828 | #508 | 3 | 532 | 1 | 255 | |
| Trail Running | 146 | 342 miles | 57,467 ft | 155 miles | 3,383 ft | #867 | #524 | 532 | 384 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 26 miles | 5,669 ft | 14 miles | 2,402 ft | 147 | 2 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 3 miles | 423 ft | 1 mile | 358 ft | |||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 11 | 21 miles | 5,361 ft | 13 miles | 2,402 ft | 147 | 1 |
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