Name: Sope Creek
Rating: 4.1

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Minor Issues 84 days ago

Mostly Dry - Last quarter on the Sunday route is still muddy. Rest of the trail in good shape History

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“Sope Creek has a few miles of gravel and some good, fun, flowy singletrack.”

— Leslie Kehmeier

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Sope Creek is one of the more underrated trails in Atlanta Metro. It's popular with walkers and runners as well as mountain bikers.

Sope Creek is a mix of wide trail and classic forest singletrack. The ride is commonly done as a figure eight with direction depending on the day of the week.

The singletrack is nice and flowy through beautiful hardwood forests. The trail doesn't have much for elevation change but does feature a couple of fun descents.

Overall, Sope Creek is a good place to get in a quick ride if you are crunched for time.

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Local Club: SORBA - Atlanta

Land Manager: National Park Service - Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

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4.1 from 47 votes

#1

in Cochran Shoals

#59

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4.1 from 47 votes

5 Star		28%
4 Star		57%
3 Star		11%
2 Star		4%
1 Star		0%

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#1

in Cochran Shoals

#1

in Georgia

#59

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Awesome rock armoring to repair muddy spots!

A little sample of the Sope Creek Trail System.

Flowy fast singletrack with some exposure next…

Gravel along the river.

2 Comments

Jeffery Smith

Probably one of the best MTB trails within the city limits where the population exceeds 6 million. 3 major entrances to park. The lower main section is heavily trafficked packed gravel; however, the upper 2 loops have some good sections with steps, rock sections and good climbs with some grades exceeding 18%. Because of location parking is problematic at peak times with runners. Oct 30, 2016

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Beau Trivers

Do not use address in driving directions - it will take to an apartment complex with a gate that is sometimes open. If you are coming from OTP (north of 285) then find Soap Creek NPS on your favorite driving app. If you are ITP (south of 285) then Eugene Gunby Road off of Interstate North Parkway is likely a better option - < 1mi of hard pack gravel to pick up single track - must branch left. Jun 26, 2017

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8.8 Miles 14.1 Kilometers Singletrack	537' 164 m Ascent -525' -160 m Descent
2% Avg Grade (1°) 9% Max Grade (5°)	1,011' 308 m High 792' 241 m Low

Sope Creek

8.8 Miles 14.1 Kilometers

Singletrack

537' 164 m

-525' -160 m

2%

9%

1,011' 308 m

792' 241 m

Shared By Leslie Kehmeier

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“Sope Creek has a few miles of gravel and some good, fun, flowy singletrack.”

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