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Bear Creek -> Pinhoti 1 -> Pinhoti 2 (P1 P2 Bear Creek Mulberry Gap Potatopatch Pinhoti Trail Potato Patch Pinhoti)

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
21.17 mi
3,318 ft
An epic ride on some of the best singletrack North Georgia has to offer.

Bear Creek is one of the original, iconic North Georgia mountain bike rides. This old school singletrack trail meanders along the banks of a rushing mountain stream beneath a deep forest canopy.

If riding Bear Creek alone isn’t enough, adding in the Pinhoti 1 and 2 sections (known as P1 and P2) will turn this ride into a much longer and more epic adventure in the North Georgia mountains.

After grinding up Potato Patch Road from Mulberry Gap, the ride starts getting fun at the top of the Bear Creek descent. The rock gardens, roots, and baby heads on Bear Creek aren’t too difficult at slow speeds, but the obstacles progressively harder as your rate of descending increases.

Along with the chunk are numerous water bars for drainage, which provide excellent opportunities for catching some serious air! Ride heads up for other trail users and oncoming trail traffic, but if you have the singletrack all to yourself, this all-out downhill rip is a shot of adrenaline to the veins!

Before finishing the entire Bear Creek trail, look for the right turn onto the Pinhoti Trail. The Pinhoti has been around for some time but isn’t quite as old school as Bear Creek, meaning the singletrack here is generally narrower and better-built, making for absolutely superb mountain biking! The descents are flowy and smooth overall on well-benched trails.

Advanced riders can descend the Pinhoti trail at vision-blurring speeds—just stay alert for regular sharp switchbacks (which obviously weren’t built with mountain bikers in mind) and other trails users.

Once back at Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Getaway, be sure to enjoy one of their delicious home cooked meals and a cold brew as you reflect on your epic North Georgia mountain bike excursion! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Bear, P1, P2 from bottom of P2, up Shakerag17.87 mi1,293 ft0.0%
From Bottom of P2 up Shakerag to top of Bear5.97 mi1,280 ft3.9%
Shakerag to Wilderness2.31 mi177 ft0.3%
Wilderness Rd Climb to Overlook / Holly Creek Split1.50 mi377 ft4.7%
Wilderness Rd Climb0.97 mi266 ft5.2%
Wilderness Rd Full Climb to Overlook3.26 mi1,148 ft6.7%
Old Ccc Camp Rd Climb1.10 mi295 ft5.0%
Potato Patch Climb 1st Gate to Bear Creek Gate1.51 mi676 ft8.5%
Conasauga Climb - Wild Rd to Bear Ck Spur TH2.12 mi833 ft7.4%
Old Ccc Camp Rd Climb0.54 mi269 ft9.5%
Conasauga Rd Climb0.43 mi282 ft12.2%
BC Pt1 upper to creek0.47 mi-200 ft-8.0%
Bear Creek Overlook, P1, P212.19 mi-1,194 ft-1.8%
Bear Creek Enduro STG#1- Upper Overlook Pking Singletrack to P14.08 mi-879 ft-4.0%
Bear Creek Downhill - Gate to P13.68 mi-899 ft-4.6%
Bear / P1 / P2 (better starting point)11.92 mi-1,115 ft-1.7%
BC Pt2 Upper Creek to Spur Gate1.28 mi-305 ft-3.3%
BCPt3 Spur Gate to ST Start0.96 mi-161 ft-3.0%
Bear Cr DH Gate>P12.35 mi-574 ft-4.4%
Bear Creek Gate to BC Spur1.49 mi-390 ft-4.4%
Bear Creek Downhill Short FS end to P12.35 mi-617 ft-3.8%
Bear Creek lower singletrack to Poplar0.72 mi-292 ft-7.7%
switchback to first creek0.52 mi-197 ft-7.1%
Bear Creek Lower Singletrack DH to P11.42 mi-423 ft-5.4%
P1 climb first 1/2 mi to plateau0.42 mi223 ft9.9%
Pinhoti 13.86 mi584 ft0.2%
Pinhoti 1 Climb1.26 mi463 ft6.9%
Bear Creek Enduro STG#2 - Pinhoti 1 DH to Creek 1.42 mi-525 ft-7.0%
P1 DH #10.41 mi-256 ft-11.7%
P1 DH#2 Pt.10.33 mi-203 ft-11.2%
P1 - Normal Downhill0.83 mi-436 ft-9.9%
P1 DH#2 Pt.20.36 mi-207 ft-10.7%
Old Ccc Camp Rd Climb0.61 mi226 ft6.9%
FS 90B from Wilderness uphill0.48 mi151 ft5.5%
Pinhoti 23.52 mi-653 ft-2.3%
P2 Uphill1.16 mi236 ft3.8%
Wilderness Road Climb0.34 mi-36 ft-0.0%
P2 - Normal Downhill2.28 mi-656 ft-5.5%
P2DH pt10.64 mi-128 ft-3.7%
Bear Creek Enduro STG#3 - Pinhoti 2 DH to Rd2.09 mi-600 ft-5.4%
P2 Down2.11 mi-518 ft-4.6%
P2 DH pt.20.80 mi-272 ft-6.4%
real pt. 20.52 mi-200 ft-7.3%
P2 last climb0.34 mi56 ft1.3%
P2 - Last Downhill Section0.80 mi-377 ft-8.8%
Pinhoti 2 Final Downhill (corrected)0.92 mi-361 ft-7.4%
P2 Last Downhill better start0.65 mi-282 ft-8.2%
P2 End Road back to Camp1.62 mi217 ft0.0%
Conasauga Rd Climb0.37 mi361 ft18.1%
Conasauga / Mulberry Climb0.29 mi98 ft6.3%