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4.8 miles
Distance
1,206 ft
Climb
-1,053 ft
Descent
01:20:37
Avg time
153 ft
Altitude change
2,164 ft
Altitude min
3,301 ft
Altitude max
2,164 ft
Altitude start
2,316 ft
Altitude end
0.6%
Grade
-51.7%
Grade max
40.1%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
502 ft
Distance flat
01:20:37
Avg time
Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaAska Adventure Trail Area
Blue Ridge, Georgia -
Ref NumberS-6
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 40 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Stanley Gap / Benton Mac Kay Trail is a highly rated 5 mile popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Blue Ridge Georgia. It has jumps. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 1,206 ft black diamond climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 hour20 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 14 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
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- 68 rides
- Last: Oct 23, 2026
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Directions to stanley-gap--benton-mac-kay-trail trailhead
(34.816820, -84.299490)
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May 26, 2025 , Blue Ridge
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Sep 21, 2019 , Blue Ridge
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14:38 |
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Apr 23, 2019 , Blue Ridge
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Apr 15, 2016 , Blue Ridge
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