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Oak Trail

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 3.9 (44)
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  2. GA
  3. …Atlanta Metro
  4. …Mountain View
  5. Southside Park
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“Amazing in-town trail with something for every rider! ”

Daniel Jessee
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3.2

Miles

5.2

KM
Singletrack

894' 273 m

High

811' 247 m

Low

166' 51 m

Up

169' 52 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

8%

Max Grade (5°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

The trails are often closed following wet weather. Always visit mtbatlanta.com/ to check the trail status before heading out.

Need to Know

Bathrooms are only open during softball games. Arches Brewery in Hapeville is great and right around the corner.

Description

The trail can be accessed near the soccer fields at the back right of the parking lot, or it can be linked to the Evergreen Trail by the connector trail, which starts at the same main trailhead to the left side of the front parking lot. The trail doesn't really get going until your cross the Poole Creek Bridge. From there, it's directional depending, on the day. Either direction is good and has pros and cons.

From the bridge going clockwise, you'll start with non-technical singletrack, undulating up and down a few steeper pitches. After about half a mile, the trail turns down and starts offering some optional rock features with ride-arounds if you're not ready. Soon, you'll find yourself on a series of loose, rocky switchbacks with lots of totally rideable rock gardens in between. There's a substantial rock ledge to negotiate, then you'll cruise downhill towards the first creek crossing.

After the first creek crossing, which is very rocky but still rideable if you pick your line right, the trail begins to become much rockier. You'll start having advanced rock features like 2 foot hight, 10-foot long rock skinnies that you can choose to try or ride around. Even with the rockier terrain, nothing is that technical and the lines are fairly easy to read. You'll zig zag around through several more rock gardens.

At one point, there is a beautiful pond to your left so take a moment to check out nature! Soon after the pond, you'll cross the creek again on a slab of granite that looks slick but is super grippy. From there, it's almost all downhill back to the bridge with lots of optional rock features lining the trail.

Contacts

Local Club: SORBA - Atlanta

Land Manager: City of Atlanta Parks & Recreation

Shared By:

Daniel Jessee with improvements by Josh White
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Trail Ratings

  3.9 from 44 votes

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#381

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in Southside Park

#16

in Georgia

#381

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Downhill on rocky terrain.
Aug 14, 2019 near Hapeville, GA
Intermediate Loop. June 2019.
Dec 16, 2019 near Hapeville, GA
Long straight running parallel to a power line clearing.
Aug 14, 2019 near Hapeville, GA
Not the best representation of the rock features but the only one I took a picture of. They get much more advanced.
Aug 14, 2019 near Hapeville, GA
This is the average depth of the creek where the access trail meets the loop.
Apr 17, 2022 near Hapeville, GA
Pine beetle damage in the park makes down trees relatively common.
Apr 18, 2022 near Hapeville, GA

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Sep 30, 2023
Robert Crump
Mar 22, 2023
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Oct 2, 2022
Jason J
May 15, 2022
Alex Silverman
Oct 9, 2021
Anthony Esteves
Second run
Oct 5, 2021
MYCO PRIME
Sep 12, 2021
Devin Buck
nice ride. not much elevation change. creek. 3.5mi
Sep 11, 2021
Amanda Deen
3.2mi

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