(Updated Chewacla Description 1/21/2013) COMING SOON The local IMBA-SORBA chapter CAMP (Central Alabama Mountain Pedaler) received a $125,000 RTP grant on 1/12/2013. The CAMP chapter has a goal to obtain the IMBA trail designation of "Ride Center." With the grant, CAMP intends to add the following in 2013-2014: - development of the main trailhead that will include the main kiosk and new heated facilities: restrooms, indoor & outdoor showers, indoor changing stations, bike wash stations, air compressor - installation of a signage/map system throughout the existing trails and future trails - development of a skills area that includes the addition of a 2nd more advance pump track modeled after the one currently at Whistler with the addition of a couple of wall rides, a skills area, a skills trail, advanced jumps - approximately 10 miles of new, machine cut flow trail in the back half of the park Check out the following to keep up with the progress. www.camp-sorba.org www.facebook.com/camp.sorba EXISTING TRAIL INFORMATION CAMP TRAIL (1.0 miles) A relatively flat loop around the campground with wide and easy turns, almost no roots or rock, and minimal elevation change. It is the perfect trail for someone new to mountain biking, visitors to the park that bring their bike along for casual rides. Experienced riders can use it as a warm up. There is also an annual short track mountain bike race held on this trail. CONNECTOR TRAIL (0.3 miles) Path flows through the glen behind the ranger station and traverses a small feeder creek for the lake. Introduces riders to undulating terrain and allows practicing of handling skill. Flat curves on one side of the cool forest valley are mirrored by banked turns on the other. The trail begins at the entrance to the beach parking lot and pops out on Wilderness Road. It represents other longer trails in the park. (The following descriptions follow the trails clockwise. They can be ridden in both directions and whatever order the rider desires.) FALLS VIEW TRAIL (1.0 miles) This trail follows the edge of the lake and turns near the dam and waterfalls. The path serpentines up the bluff with runs paralleling the lake and ends high on the bluffs above the creek. The trail is peppered with technical roots and rocks and other obstacles to overcome. Quick turns with narrow sections accent this trail, which features fun dips, an optional short vertical climb, and a log jump. CREEK VIEW TRAIL (1.3 miles) Entrance includes a ramp that leads to a path which travels over a banked boardwalk around Volkswagen Rock and follows the old vertigo inducing CCC-created trail along the creek. Beautiful vistas of the creek can be seen along with lichen-covered rock walls, to frame the scene and set the mood of serenity. The path changes character as riders snake up the bluff and whip around wide-banked curves while climbing. At the top of the bluff, it changes again as bicyclists reach the rock outcroppings balanced along the steep sides dropping to the creek. Technical skills are tested through rock gardens and between huge boulders. The Creek View Trail changes once again as riders swoop down the bluff in back-and-forth ribbons that parallel the deep gulley separating this path from the CCC Trail. CCC TRAIL (3.0 miles) Action starts at the entrance of this trail, with quick turns, short-steep dips, and climbs. After a rippling downhill, the trail turns up and twists through the woods west and north of the old CCC camp, now used as the group campground. Glimpse the open expanses of the group campground while passing foundations, chimneys, and refuse deposits left over from previous use by Civilian Conservation Corps. The trail drops to another old CCC trail bordering Town Creek. Listen for the water splashing granite shelves and see tumbled boulders and fallen trees in the creek. At the Hank/Graham Bridge decide if time is available to explore the more flowing and rustic For Pete's Sake Trail on the other side of the Town Creek. On the CCC Trail, riders will need to overcome a schizophrenic, winding climb and go past the old water tower and group campground shelters. After passing the residential properties along the park's north border, finish with quick turns, short, steep dips, and short climbs that bookend the entrance to the trail. FOR PETE'S SAKE (8 miles) Get a running start on the bridge to begin climbing the bluff with momentum. The trail has off-camber sections, rock gardens, dips, and short climbs, and runs along former terraced farm land as it flows through stands of pines and hardwoods. This trail has it all: fun runs, slightly technical climbs, narrow bridges, loose rocks, steep slopes that will test ability to stay on the trail. The labyrinth-like arrangement will give an experience of déjà vu on repetitive sections. Take a breather on the straight-ish western edge of the Park property before navigating Momma's Milkshake down to the creek. Terrain requires you climb back up the hill before passing over more rock gardens and ride perpendicular to the severe slopes back to a skill testing drop to the bridge. PUMP TRACK's (Workout/Skill Building Area) Short, undulating courses with banked turns. These fun tracks are meant to strengthen bike-handling skills and rider position on the bike. Done properly, riders use abilities other than pedaling to traverse these courses. They give an upper-body workout, which enhances normal riding talents on the other courses and can be an enjoyment on their own. The tracks are intended for all levels of skill and ages. Youngsters can experience mountain biking without committing to the longer trails. Kids as young as 2-½ have been seen riding their push bikes on the tracks alongside experts enhancing their talents. HANK/GRAHAM BRIDGE Not a trail per se but worthy of note. The bridge is 92' long, 8' wide, and 10' higher than the normal creek level. It is built to be 3' higher than the water level achieved during a hundred-year flood. Created by a number of volunteers with the majority of muscle and brain power supplied by Hank Albritton, Graham Yuill, Austin Yuill, and Darrel Hankerson - none of whom are structural engineers or had ever built a bridge. The only motored machine used was John Deere Gator 4WD ATV. The first set of poles was dragged down to the creek using only manual labor, Austin's lifting device, and ropes. Everything else was done with brute force and tools built by Austin or supplied by or purchased by Graham and Hank. Telephone poles were donated by Alabama Power and lumber by Spencer Lumber. NORBA NATIONAL TRAIL (~2 miles) Also available is the historic NORBA National Trail, where mountain biking legends like Ned Overender and John Tomac raced in 1988. This race was the very first NORBA National race east of the Mississippi River, making the NORBA National Trail an important piece of south eastern mountain biking history. It remains exactly as it was when it was built. It features the steepest climb in the current trail system. There are some sections of double track and some steep, but fun descents along the steep hillsides.
from atlanta take 85 south from montgomery take 85 north take auburn exit 51 south college exit once u get off take right turn then a imediate left turn park straight ahead the left turn is accross from the auburn softball complex which is on your right the trail is to the top of the hill once u in the park it is marked with a post with the #8.
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