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Green Mountain Loop (Green Mountain Long Branch Aska Aska Trails Aska Trail System)

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
10.57 mi
1,691 ft
Flowy singletrack in the North Georgia mountains with views of Lake Blue Ridge.

"The Aska Trail System has almost a split personality,” writes “The trails on the west side of Aska Road are very steep and reasonably technical. The other half of the trail system on the east side of the road is still hilly. . .but in general, the climbs are more reasonable and the singletrack is pretty fast and buff.”

While a few rocks and roots punctuate the singletrack on the Green Mountain side, overall the fast, flowy trail tread reigns supreme. In fact, parking at the Long Branch parking lot and simply riding the short Long Branch trail (as oxymoronic as that description may sound) as a loop is possibly the best beginner singletrack mountain bike ride in the Appalachians of North Georgia.

If you choose to continue on the Green Mountain Trail, eventually you’ll access stunning views of Lake Blue Ridge.

The route mapped here is shown as a loop, but you’ll need to use roads to complete the northern reaches of the loop. Should you prefer to maximize your singletrack experience, it’s best to just turn around and pedal back up the mountain.

Sources:
Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Green Mountain0.84 mi358 ft7.6%
Green Ridge Rd Climb0.95 mi394 ft7.8%
Upper Green Mtn to Long Branch Connector DH0.39 mi-272 ft-13.1%
FD31.10 mi-594 ft-10.2%
Green Mtn DH right to creek0.98 mi-486 ft-9.4%
SGE 2017 Stage #20.76 mi-417 ft-10.3%
My Green Mtn DH0.68 mi-374 ft-10.3%
Shady Falls Rd Climb0.86 mi318 ft7.0%
LB[2]0.41 mi184 ft8.4%
Long Branch Connector Climb 0.38 mi144 ft7.0%
long branch connector to creek crossing at bottom1.17 mi-528 ft-8.1%
SGE Stge#4 pt20.39 mi-177 ft-8.2%
SGE Stg#4 pt30.68 mi-289 ft-8.0%
Scenic Ridge Rd Climb1.39 mi515 ft7.0%
Snake nation to aska trail1.17 mi423 ft6.8%