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Ride Summary:
Mostly climbs and descents on old abandoned forest roads.
Trail Description:
Follow the trail (white & dark green blazes) on the road west from the bulletin board. Within a 100 yards the trail forks. Stay on the road to left. At about 0.4 miles look for dark green blazed side trail into woods on left. This trail goes through woods for about 0.25 miles. Come onto and follow old logging road. Route rejoins a dug trail and gradually descends toward Flat Creek. After 0.5 miles trail joins an old road near the creek. Follow the road downhill to creek, cross and take a right at about 50 yards. Follow road (Do not digress onto dead-end side roads!) about 1.0 miles to Head of Valley. Head of Valley has open, mature hardwoods in abundance. Cross creek again heading uphill, gradually ascend old road to graveled road. Follow dark green blazed graveled road 2.0 miles back to parking lot.
How to get there:
Deep Gap - From Forest Service office, travel east 1.5 miles on East First Street (old US 76) to Aska Road (Harmony Church on left). Turn right, go south 4.4 miles to Deep Gap parking area below gap on west side of road
Additional Notes:
This 5.8 mile trail is a part the larger 17 mile trail system known as the Aska Trails Area on national forest land near Deep Gap
| Posted by: mike on 2/8/2009 |
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great trail. and you're right by stanley creek trail.
there is no chattanooga georgia. the nearest town is
blue ridge ga
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| Posted by: SRK on 7/15/2006 |
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I wish I had read RME's summary first. He's right about doing the loop counter clockwise. Too many rocks on steep climbs about 2.5 miles in if you take the loop clockwise.
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| Posted by: RME on 10/3/2005 |
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I rode it counter-clockwise (went right and uphill at fork) and that seems a better ride. Smoother trails for the long climbs and more roots and rocks on the decents. Several small spring crossings and great whoops as you return to the parking area.
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| Posted by: Kevin from Atlanta on 1/23/2001 |
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Ride this trail after rafting the Ocoee in the morning. It is nearby.Wonderful trail. You are constantly changing elevation.One side of the mountain is sunny and smooth. The other side is very rocky, beautifully shaded and fern covered with creek crossings.There are other trails in the area, some easier and some harder.
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