22.1 miles
Distance
3,600 ft
Climb
-3,595 ft
Descent
2,394 ft
High Point

Pinhoti 1, Pinhoti 2 and Pinhoti 3 loop, with the exception of Pinhoti 3 which is an out and back. Loop starts and ends at the Gates Chapel Parking lot. Garmin clocked this ride at 22.07 miles with 3,576 feet of elevation gain. Recomend riding the loop in counter clockwise direction starting with P1, which with give you the best downhill runs on P1 and P2. P3 is out and back so the direction traveled doesn't matter for this segment.

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Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel is a 22 mile popular intermediate route located near Ellijay Georgia. This mountain bike primary route can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 3,600 ft with a max elevation of 2,394 ft then descends -3,595 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • Hike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bikepacking
    Yes
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for Pinhoti 1-3 From Gates Chapel mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    6 hr 55 min
  • Altitude min
    1,519 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,557 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,562 ft
  • Grade max
    -39.9%
  • Grade min
    42.7%
  • Distance climb
    11 miles
  • Distance down
    10 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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