The mileages and coordinates are definitely a bit off. The route is a 50 mile loop. I need to re-GPS this route.
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34.615691 N,
-84.099740 E |
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Start. Leave Camp Wahsega. Turn right and proceed northwest on FS42. |
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1.049955 mi |
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| 1.049955 mi |
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34.628439 N,
-84.100906 E |
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Road becomes paved briefly. Paved Camp Wahsega Road intersects from the right. US Army Camp Merrill on the left. Continue straight on FS80. |
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2.641197 mi |
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| 3.691152 mi |
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34.652683 N,
-84.084628 E |
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Cooper Gap. Intersection with FS42. Turn left, proceed west on FS42. |
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3.541947 mi |
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| 7.233099 mi |
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34.663637 N,
-84.129651 E |
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Hightower Gap. FS69 intersects from right. Continue straight on FS42. |
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3.622326 mi |
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| 10.855425 mi |
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34.636176 N,
-84.159299 E |
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Winding Stair Gap. SAG 1. Intersection with FS77. Turn left and proceed south on FS77. |
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2.69222 mi |
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| 13.547645 mi |
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34.612301 N,
-84.131576 E |
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Intersection with FS28A. Turn left and proceed northeast on FS28A. |
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0.037949 mi |
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| 13.585594 mi |
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34.612580 N,
-84.131002 E |
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Intersection with Turner Creek Trail (singletrack). Turn right and proceed southeast on Turner Creek Trail. |
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0.859449 mi |
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| 14.445043 mi |
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34.602479 N,
-84.127468 E |
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Intersection. Turn left and proceed downhill. Trail will become doubletrack before long. |
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0.434268 mi |
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| 14.879311 mi |
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34.597524 N,
-84.123187 E |
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Intersection. Turn hard left, proceed downhill and across bridge on singletrack. |
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0.539106 mi |
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| 15.418417 mi |
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34.593037 N,
-84.118895 E |
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Intersection with FS28-1. Turn right and proceed southwest on FS28-1. |
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0.684815 mi |
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| 16.103232 mi |
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34.585547 N,
-84.124517 E |
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Intersection. Bear right on gravel road then left onto singletrack. Stay on singletrack briefly. Singletrack will then cross another gravel road. Cross road and continue on singletrack. |
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0.785371 mi |
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| 16.888603 mi |
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34.590117 N,
-84.129695 E |
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Intersection with Jones Creek Ridge Trail. Bear left and proceed south on Jones Creek Ridge Trail. |
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0.718835 mi |
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| 17.607438 mi |
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34.580992 N,
-84.130548 E |
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Trail widens into really rough, steep roadbed. Continue uphill on roadbed. |
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0.835972 mi |
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| 18.44341 mi |
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34.582625 N,
-84.143006 E |
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Intersection with FS83 (unmarked at this intersection). SAG 2. Continue straight onto Bull Mountain Trail (singletrack). |
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1.253636 mi |
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| 19.697046 mi |
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34.590467 N,
-84.154882 E |
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Intersection. Whoop-de-doos to right. Bear left, continue northwest on Bull Mountain Trail. |
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2.959843 mi |
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| 22.656889 mi |
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34.609982 N,
-84.183076 E |
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Intersection. FS77A (Lance Creek Road, Babyheads) intersects from right. Bear Hare trail ahead. Continue straight on Bear Hare trail. |
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2.304539 mi |
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| 24.961428 mi |
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34.606201 N,
-84.169444 E |
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Trail becomes roadbed. Continue downhill on roadbed. |
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1.589024 mi |
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| 26.550452 mi |
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34.600384 N,
-84.152908 E |
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FS77A intersects from behind and right. Avoid FS77A. Continue ahead. |
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0.09195 mi |
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| 26.642402 mi |
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34.601106 N,
-84.151552 E |
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Intersection with Booger Holler Road. Turn right. Ford Lance Creek. Continue ahead, south on Booger Holler Road. Avoid roads and trails to left and right. |
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0.776089 mi |
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| 27.418491 mi |
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34.594448 N,
-84.145577 E |
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Bear right onto singletrack. |
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0.058498 mi |
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| 27.476989 mi |
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34.593848 N,
-84.144853 E |
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Intersection with FS83. Bear right and proceed on FS83. |
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1.424787 mi |
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| 28.901776 mi |
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34.582892 N,
-84.144210 E |
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SAG 3. Intersection with Bull Mountain Trail to right and Jones Creek Ridge Trail (roadbed) to right. Continue ahead on FS83. |
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0.265978 mi |
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| 29.167754 mi |
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34.580738 N,
-84.144936 E |
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Gate. Go around gate, bear right and continue west on FS83 which is a gravel road here. |
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0.48869 mi |
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| 29.656444 mi |
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34.575672 N,
-84.146505 E |
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Parking area. Bear right through parking area onto singletrack FS83 Bypass. |
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1.13373 mi |
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| 30.790174 mi |
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34.569686 N,
-84.137142 E |
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Intersection with FS83. Turn right and proceed on FS83. |
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0.087775 mi |
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| 30.877949 mi |
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34.569005 N,
-84.136476 E |
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Intersection with FS28-1. Turn left and proceed north on FS28-1. |
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1.780273 mi |
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| 32.658222 mi |
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34.584747 N,
-84.124803 E |
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Intersection with FS77. Stay right on FS28-1. |
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1.316431 mi |
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| 33.974653 mi |
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34.598410 N,
-84.112808 E |
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Intersection with FS28A. Turn left and proceed north on FS28A. |
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0.968678 mi |
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| 34.943331 mi |
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34.609016 N,
-84.122486 E |
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Intersection with No-Tell Connector. Turn hard right and proceed southeast on No-Tell Connector. |
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0.617078 mi |
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| 35.560409 mi |
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34.610075 N,
-84.114718 E |
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Intersection with No-Tell Trail. Turn right and proceed southeast on No-Tell Trail (doubletrack). |
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0.735317 mi |
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| 36.295726 mi |
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34.603506 N,
-84.107251 E |
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Intersection with FS28-1. SAG 4. Turn right and proceed south on FS28-1. |
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0.474892 mi |
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| 36.770618 mi |
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34.598489 N,
-84.112443 E |
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Intersection with Moss Branch Trail. Turn left and proceed southeast on Moss Branch Trail (singletrack). |
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0.071502 mi |
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| 36.84212 mi |
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34.597748 N,
-84.111585 E |
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Intersection. Turn left and proceed northeast, uphill on singletrack. |
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0.310453 mi |
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| 37.152573 mi |
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34.600220 N,
-84.107766 E |
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Intersection with FS28B. Turn right and proceed south on FS28B. |
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0.061077 mi |
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| 37.21365 mi |
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34.599337 N,
-84.107766 E |
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Intersection with FS28G. Bear left and proceed southeast on FS28G. |
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0.489495 mi |
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| 37.703145 mi |
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34.593528 N,
-84.103064 E |
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FS28G becomes doubletrack Black Branch Trail. Continue ahead on Black Branch Trail. |
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3.107824 mi |
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| 40.810969 mi |
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34.602304 N,
-84.107422 E |
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Intersection. Bear right onto singletrack. |
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0.091223 mi |
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| 40.902192 mi |
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34.603611 N,
-84.107208 E |
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Intersection with FS28-1. Bear right onto FS28-1. |
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0.123612 mi |
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| 41.025804 mi |
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34.604615 N,
-84.105804 E |
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Intersection with FS141. Turn left and proceed north on FS141. |
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3.793868 mi |
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| 44.819672 mi |
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34.631152 N,
-84.122963 E |
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Intersection with Black Falls Trail. Turn right and proceed downhill on Black Falls Trail. |
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1.21175 mi |
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| 46.031422 mi |
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34.621815 N,
-84.109306 E |
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Intersection. Turn left and proceed north on roadbed. After turning, another roadbed leads off to the left here. Stay to right, avoiding that roadbed. |
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0.171828 mi |
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| 46.20325 mi |
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34.623983 N,
-84.108699 E |
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Intersection with FS141. Proceed straight/right, downhill on FS141. Another road leads to the hard right, uphill here. Avoid that road. |
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0.386448 mi |
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| 46.589698 mi |
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34.625836 N,
-84.103129 E |
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Intersection with FS28-1. Turn right and proceed south on FS28-1. |
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0.34542 mi |
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| 46.935118 mi |
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34.621101 N,
-84.103597 E |
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Multi-way intersection. Bear left, uphill onto doubletrack. Proceed southeast. NOTE: this trail is only open to bikes during the Fools Gold event. Do not ride otherwise. |
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0.107677 mi |
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| 47.042795 mi |
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34.620126 N,
-84.102280 E |
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Doubletrack crosses powerline cut. May be overgrown. turn left, cross powerline cut, continue downhill on doubletrack. |
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0.362007 mi |
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| 47.404802 mi |
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34.621863 N,
-84.099633 E |
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Intersection with Spring Trail. Turn hard right and proceed south on Spring Trail. Several trails intersect from the left. Stay on Spring Trail. Avoid intersecting trails. NOTE: This trail is only open to bikes for the Fools Gold event. Do not ride otherwise. |
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0.26294 mi |
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| 47.667742 mi |
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34.618190 N,
-84.099290 E |
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Enter Camp Wahsega Property. Proceed past bunkhouse, and follow creek south, around lake. Cross creek just past the lake. Finish. NOTE: Camp Wahsega is only open to bikes during the Fools Gold event. Do not ride otherwise. |
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