4.8 miles
Distance
1,206 ft
Climb
-1,053 ft
Descent
00:46:13
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Aska Adventure Trail Area
    Blue Ridge, Georgia
  • Ref Number
    S-6
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #15761 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #83313 in Trail Running
    • #77609 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

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Stanley Gap / Benton Mac Kay Trail is a highly rated 5 mile popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Blue Ridge Georgia. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 1,206 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 46 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Stanley Gap / Benton Mac Kay Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    153 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,164 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,301 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,164 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,316 ft
  • Grade
    0.6%
  • Grade max
    -51.7%
  • Grade min
    40.1%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    502 ft
  • Avg time
    00:46:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:46:24
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on Jan 10, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.75 (12 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Stanley Gap /... Trail Reports

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      Jan 10, 2023 @ 11:04am
      Jan 10, 2023
      		 Updated closure due to ongoing rehabilitation efforts associated with the Flat Creek Fire: Stanley Gap Trail (165) is closed east of the...
      Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:11am
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      Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:11am
      Jul 1, 2022
      Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:44pm
      Jun 27, 2022
      May 9, 2022 @ 7:29am
      May 9, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 352 rides
      • Last: Jul 16, 2022

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Nov 22, 2020 @ 8:58am
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      Oct 19, 2020 @ 5:52am
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      Oct 19, 2020 @ 5:51am
      Oct 19, 2020
      132 |
      Aug 8, 2020 @ 5:41pm
      Aug 8, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      Stanley Gap Loop21 miles
      2016 3rd Coast Enduro Series - Stanley Gap Enduro Presented by Terrapin Beer Co. race featured20 miles
      2017 3rd Coast Enduro Series - Stanley Gap Enduro Presented by Terrapin Beer Co. race27 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      ChristiePerkins (Apr 17, 2021 at 10:53)
      Some parts are double track. Some water crossings.
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