Name: Lightning
Rating: 4.8

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Lightning is downhill only.

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Lightning offers unique and challenging features in a gravity-style setting. This trail is not cross-country, but rather an optional, purpose built, one-way downhill flow trail.

Access to the Lightning trail is via a climb on Group Camp Road from the intersection with Garrett

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Local Club: SORBA - Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers

Oct 30, 2024: Tannehill Expansion

Jul 17, 2024: Fall Festival

May 20, 2024: New Bike Giveaway

Land Manager: Alabama State Parks

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Leslie Kehmeier with improvements by Kai Lozier

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4.8 from 42 votes

#1

in Oak Mountain State Park

#176

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4.8 from 42 votes

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#1

in Alabama

#176

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Bill Lea catching "mandatory air" on Lightning Ridge

May 14, 2013 near Indian…, AL

This trail was a blast. Well maintained, great drop:) Video here: https://youtu.be/4iKkc0tpMvM

Sep 4, 2023 near Indian…, AL

Mar 27, 2013 near Indian…, AL

Gaby Bayhi grinds up the Gulch for another run on Lightning Ridge!

May 14, 2013 near Indian…, AL

My bike stares wistfully down the trail, dreaming of sweeping berms and catching air with reckless abandon.

May 14, 2013 near Indian…, AL

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May 7, 2023

Keith Conway

0.7mi — 0h 10m

Jul 15, 2020

Barry Croker

Apr 12, 2020

Nicolas Munoz

I'm new to MTB, one month in, i did the trail and completed it, crashed in the last jump, was super fun!

Jul 7, 2019

Peter White

Very fast! Extremely exhilarating!!

May 6, 2019

Jonathan Rover

Apr 4, 2019

Robert Banner

What a blast, best I've riden in a while! 1mi

Dec 15, 2018

Michael Shapin

Aug 26, 2018

Lucas Moebes

Don't take the warnings at the beginning lightly, I ignored them and almost went off the mountain! Lightning is really fun even when you're almost… 0.7mi

Mar 18, 2018

Joel Turner

Fun trail! Very impressed with all the work done on these trails.

Dec 2, 2017

Patrick Etheridge

Jul 22, 2017

Aron Gorham

blast downhill. good berms 0.7mi

May 25, 2017

Winston Bradley

Apr 28, 2017

Brett Liles

Apr 30, 2016

Kyle Aune

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“A real-deal gravity trail in the heart of the Southeast. ”

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