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An old classic ridgetop ride that's still fun and scenic.


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1.2

Miles

2.0

KM

Singletrack

1,269' 387 m

High

1,177' 359 m

Low

121' 37 m

Up

135' 41 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

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Family Friendly Relatively wide and moderate grades would make for a great kid or beginner ride. There are some large blowdowns but they're easily avoided.

Description

Beginning immediately behind the Red River Gorge monument sign, this old forest road has settled into its later years as a nice, well-traveled singletrack along a scenic and rolling ridge. There are many side trails to grand overlooks.

Eventually, the trail fades into not much more than a game trail, but for the most part this is a well-trodden trail that's a whole lot of fun. This can easily be combined with Tarr Ridge for a six-ish mile ride. If you ride these together with FSR #173, you can spend 2-3 hours enjoying this mostly overlooked corner of the Gorge.

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Shared By:

Chris Chaney

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Trail Rankings

#203

in Kentucky

#24,654

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It's real and legit. Mountain biking in the Red River Gorge!
Jan 17, 2017 near Frenchburg, KY

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Aug 22, 2022
Beck Nelson
Lots of downed trees, and only the first .75 mile was rideable before it was swallowed in brush. Never got to overlook. But it was playful and flowy.
Jun 27, 2020
LEE SMITH
Fair amount of foot traffic and downed trees to maneuver around, but fun, easy ride most of the way down. Then as mentioned, the suddenly trail nar…
Jul 28, 2019
Jeramy Griffieth
Overgrown and downed trees
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