The South Trailhead Loop

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From the South Trailhead, this loop is one of the most favorite loops of all riders that might not have the time to ride further distances.

If you ride clockwise be ready for some serious climbs near the end of the CW Trail. The climb at MP 11 isn't called the "Charlotte's Hill of Pain" for no reason!

Charlottes Web, or the CW Trail, begins at the South Trailhead on Sheep Ranch road and runs north, roughly paralleling Noxubee Hill road. The southern half of this trail is one of the more technical sections of this trail system. It is narrow with tight turns and short but challenging climbs. The flat mid section is on Noxubee Hill road for 0.2 mile in order to use two existing bridges. The northern half is a gradual uphill with many curves but on wider, more open trail. It terminates at the junction of Log Jump Trail, Noxubee Hill road and Long Bridge Trail.

Sheep Ranch Trail begins with the Charlotte's Web Trail directly across the road from the South TrailHead. The two trails split in less than 1/10 mile when Sheep Ranch Trail turns left, crosses Noxubee Hill Rd, and continues to the west, roughly parallel to Sheep Ranch Road. This trail is primarily tight singletrack which occasionally opens onto an old skid road and one fire break lane.

Blue blazed Log Jump Trail begins about mile 1.4 on Sheep Ranch Trail and runs north 1.6 miles to the lower end of Noxubee Hill Road. For nearly the first mile this trail runs down a gentle ridge along an old skid road through primarily pine forest. There are some logs across this section of trail offering the challenge of hoping logs though most of the orginal logs have rotted away and the technical challenge is quite minimal. The trail continues down to a creek offering a nice drop into bottomland hardwoods. After crossing the creek the trail continues in bottomland until it reaches an old fire road. Log Jump Trail crosses the doubletrack and gradually winds uphill until it reaches an open area with a road, a gate and Noxubee Hill Rd. Going straight leads into the CW trail.

The area is particularly scenic with impressive ravines dropping away from the Noxubee Crest area . (The Noxubee Crest is a long ridge that forms the top of the watershed for the Noxubee River.)