2.9 miles
Distance
286 ft
Climb
-281 ft
Descent
00:31:42
Avg time
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  • USFS
    Land Manager

Skinny Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Forks Area Trail System (FATS)
    Clarks Hills, South Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #6491 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #19960 in Trail Running
    • #58313 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USDA

Skinny is the best trail for beginners. Easily accessible from the parking lot, and not much climbing make it a good place to learn. But, like all of the loops, a rider can very easily get in over their head (literally) in the whoop-de-doos with too much speed.

source: Sorbacsra.org
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Skinny multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    5 ft
  • Altitude min
    263 ft
  • Altitude max
    406 ft
  • Altitude start
    390 ft
  • Altitude end
    397 ft
  • Grade max
    -13.9%
  • Grade min
    23.5%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,972 ft
  • Avg time
    00:31:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:42:55
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on Feb 26, 2025
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Avg: 4.55 (12 votes)
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      Skinny Trail Reports

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      Feb 26, 2025 @ 8:13am
      Feb 26, 2025
      		 Small tree down across lower skinny. GPS data is inaccurate.
      Jan 8, 2025 @ 11:03am
      Jan 8, 2025
      		 Skinny Mini now open. Southern end remains closed.
      Jan 3, 2025 @ 9:21am
      Jan 3, 2025
      		 Skinny is only partially open. You can access the trail from the Fire Road.
      Dec 1, 2024 @ 5:59pm
      Dec 1, 2024
      		 Trails are closed due to hurricane Helene.
      May 20, 2024 @ 10:41am
      May 20, 2024
      		 Trail is clear, part of the bricks got washed out at the lower skinny to brown, just in the construction zone.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 263 rides
      • Last: Mar 19, 2025

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      Apr 15, 2021 @ 3:35pm
      Apr 15, 2021
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      Sep 28, 2020 @ 2:04pm
      Sep 28, 2020

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