Sandy Gap Trail

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3.2 mile 5.2 kilometer point to point
Singletrack
Easy/Intermediate

Elevation

Ascent: 440' 134 m
Descent: -1,237' -377 m
High: 3,894' 1,187 m
Low: 2,668' 813 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 10% (6°)
Max Grade: 21% (12°)

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“Great singletrack downhill or uphill.”

— Corey Peters

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Watch for prescribed burn notices and bears. Runs on Nature Conservation and National Forest land.

Description

This is a fun trail with some challenging rock sections. Depending on how recent it's received trail work, riders can expect some section of overgrown brush and should be on the lookout for fallen trees. Overall this makes for a fun descent. The trail can be used as a backdoor into Douthat State Park as it connects to Middle Mountain in the east.

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Land Manager: USFS - George Washington & Jefferson National Forests

Sep 9, 2019: Fall season signals the beginning of Campground Closures on Lake Moomaw

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in Healing Springs & Warm Springs

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The rock walls built by the ccc in the 1930s.

The rock walls built by the ccc in the 1930s.

Intersection of Middle Mountain and Sandy Gap Trail. Continue straight at this point on Middle Mountain Trail. Do not go Sandy Gap Trail

Intersection of Middle Mountain and Sandy Gap T…

Trailhead on Fsr 125.

Trailhead on Fsr 125.

Meant by a black snake instead of bear.

Meant by a black snake instead of bear.

Looking through the woods toward Douthat.

Looking through the woods toward Douthat.

Trailhead on warm springs mountain.

Trailhead on warm springs mountain.

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