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SaveLake Russell WMA has about 16 miles of maintained bike trails but many miles of gravel roads and other paths offering unlimited possibilities for exploring in Habersham County.
Located in Habersham County near Mount Airy, GA, Lake Russell WMA offers a mix of hiker trails turned mountain biker trails and gravel roads. The official mountain biking trails here are Sourwood, Lady Slipper, Lake Russell Loop, and Rhododendron Trail. We are working with the USFS to rehabilitate the existing trails and to add new trails here. This is a remote area with little signage or mapping. Explore at your own risk.
Located in Habersham County near Mount Airy, GA, Lake Russell WMA offers a mix of hiker trails turned mountain biker trails and gravel roads. The official mountain biking trails here are Sourwood, Lady Slipper, Lake Russell Loop, and Rhododendron Trail. We are working with the USFS to rehabilitate the existing trails and to add new trails here. This is a remote area with little signage or mapping. Explore at your own risk.
source: NE Georgia Sorba Website
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: USFS Chattooga Ranger District.
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- Mountain Bike
18 trails
- E-Bike
3 trails
- Horse
2 trails
- Hike
19 trails
- Trail Running
19 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 1
- 7
Region Status
Open as of May 2, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 18
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 19
- Trails Trail Running
- 19
- Total Distance
- 35 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,340 ft
- Total Vertical
- 848 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,712 ft
- Reports
- 24
- Photos
- 29
- Ridden Counter
- 859
Popular Lake Russell WMA Mountain Biking Trails
Lake Russell WMA Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Currahee's Revenge 12/05/2020 | 40 miles |
Photos of Lake Russell WMA Mountain Bike
trail: Lake Russell Loop
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Apr 30, 2024 @ 5:48am
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Apr 30, 2024 @ 5:48am
Apr 30, 2024Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Russell Loop | May 2, 2023 @ 9:10am May 2, 2023 | Dry | gamtnbkr NEGA SORBA | ||
| Sourwood | Apr 15, 2022 @ 12:31pm Apr 15, 2022 | Ideal | EricLelandMason | ||
| Nancy Town Lake Road | Apr 15, 2022 @ 12:31pm Apr 15, 2022 | Ideal | EricLelandMason | ||
| Sourwood | Apr 15, 2022 @ 12:31pm Apr 15, 2022 | Ideal | EricLelandMason | ||
| Rhododendron Trail | Apr 15, 2022 @ 12:31pm Apr 15, 2022 | Ideal | EricLelandMason | ||
| Old Lake Russell Rd | Apr 15, 2022 @ 12:31pm Apr 15, 2022 | Variable | EricLelandMason | ||
| Ladyslipper Loop Connector | Dec 5, 2020 @ 6:01am Dec 5, 2020 | Wet | cohuttacat NGMBA | ||
| Nancy Town Road | Dec 5, 2020 @ 6:01am Dec 5, 2020 | Ideal | cohuttacat NGMBA | ||
| Lake Russell Road | Dec 5, 2020 @ 5:34am Dec 5, 2020 | Unknown | cohuttacat NGMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTKarl | wishlist | region | activity #69264138 | Apr 8, 2025 @ 5:40pm Apr 8, 2025 |
| Z5fu2o | wishlist | trail | activity #63041981 | Dec 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm Dec 12, 2024 |
| WBUkxE | wishlist | trail | activity #61214398 and 1 more | Nov 1, 2024 @ 5:01pm Nov 1, 2024 |
| Joshmoore101v | wishlist | region | activity #60978757 | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:37pm Oct 26, 2024 |
| Cre8tvgirl | wishlist | region | activity #57376991 | Aug 17, 2024 @ 12:50pm Aug 17, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fun loop around a beautiful lake. | Feb 27, 2024 @ 2:04pm Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| trail | Counterclockwise is the best way to ride this... | Aug 17, 2023 @ 7:34pm Aug 17, 2023 | ||
| report | Thanks Northeast Georgia SORBA for clearing... | May 17, 2023 @ 5:29pm May 17, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frady Branch Multi-use Trails | 2 | 2 | 5.5 km | ||
| Truett McConnell College | 1 | 1 | 16.5 km | ||
| Tallulah Gorge State Park | 5 | 7 | 17.3 km | ||
| Hardman Farm Historic Site | 18.4 km | ||||
| Yonah Preserve Trails | 5 | 18.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 18 | 35 miles | 4,341 ft | 16 miles | 846 ft | #7,218 | #3,083 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 965 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 4 miles | 928 ft | 4 miles | 538 ft | #1,343 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| Horse | 2 | 2 miles | 394 ft | 2 miles | 459 ft | #1,001 | ||||||
| Hike | 19 | 35 miles | 4,341 ft | 16 miles | 846 ft | #6,209 | #2,921 | 24 | 25 | |||
| Trail Running | 19 | 35 miles | 4,341 ft | 16 miles | 846 ft | #6,198 | #2,914 | 24 | 9 |
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