Mountain Bike

7 miles

Distance

333 ft

Climb

-1,765 ft

Descent

00:58:40

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Mountaintown Creek Trail

USFS
Land Manager

Mountaintown Creek Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Ellijay
, Georgia
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Both Directions
Popular direction shown
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#17533 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

Cool singletrack that feels a bit remote, even though you're never too far from home. Get ready to cross a lot of streams on this trail, some over bottom bracket heights and too deep and long to ride through at certain times of the year. Regardless, it's a beautiful ride. The top mile is a blast, the middle is just ok, and the last 2 miles or so are nearly flat, and stream heavy. BE WARNED, when I road this I popped out on a gated private road that I did not know I entered or was on until after I hit the gate. My tracks might have missed a not-so-obvious turn near the end, or the only way out is indeed on a private gated road for which you can exit, but not enter.

A better route is to take the first left and connect over to the bear creek loop. You can go right or left at the double track. Left is quick and less interesting. Right has a slight climb back up to the main Bear Creek single track descent, which is definitely more fun.

Local Trail Association

North Georgia Mountain Bike Association
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More Stats for Mountaintown Creek mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-1,432 ft
Altitude min

1,665 ft
Altitude max

3,146 ft
Altitude start

3,146 ft
Altitude end

1,714 ft
Grade

-4.104%
Grade max

-85.386%
Grade min

53.253%
Distance climb

1 mile
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

760 ft
Avg time

00:58:40
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Status:

on Nov 1, 2020

Prevalent Mud

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

6 Months

14 rides
25 miles avg distance

Photos

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Eds route		18 miles

2 Reviews & Comments

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josesanchez89 TMBA (May 13, 2018 at 15:29)

Just rode this trail today with my wife. What an epic trail. You bomb down alongside a creek that is gorgeous. Trail is a bit overgrown but we like that. A little tlc and this could be the best trail in the area.

[Reply]

brandufnix (Aug 11, 2018 at 12:55)

Rode today August 11 and it was in terrible shape almost to the point of not being rideable. Tons of downed trees and heavy storm damage. Wasn’t worth the massive climb and needs lots of maintenanace before I’ll consider riding it again.

status	date	description
	Nov 1, 2020 @ 11:32am Nov 1, 2020	Downed trees towards the middle and end of the trail the 2 hurricanes that went through in the last month damaged them a lot. Definitely a black...
	Aug 19, 2020 @ 8:00pm Aug 19, 2020	Top my was a blast very fast!! After that it just got worse and worse there were so many downed trees every 50 feet. Trail could be great with a...
	May 17, 2020 @ 8:58am May 17, 2020
	Aug 26, 2019 @ 10:13am Aug 26, 2019	Last few miles there are several large downed trees. Look like they have been down for a while so be careful. I was going real fast and was barely...
	Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:52am Aug 17, 2019	Sick natural trail. Don’t be surprised if you see a black bear on the trail. Multiple creek crossings that may be to deep or slick to ride. A...

Mountaintown Creek

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Mountaintown Creek Trail

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