IMG_1172.jpg

Events + Clinics

Mulberry Gap hosts a variety of events including mtb skills clinics, yoga retreats, women's weekends, demo days, wilderness first aid & cpr training, multi-day mtb tours, festivals, mtb instructor certification courses and more. See our events calendar!

Back to All Events

Group Ride: FREE Intermediate MTB Ride- Bearhoti Lite (September 14, 2023)

  • Mulberry Gap 400 Mulberry Gap Road Ellijay United States (map)

COME OUT FOR A GROUP RIDE DOWN THE LITE VERSION OF OUR MOST POPULAR LOCAL TRAIL AT MULBERRY GAP!

GET OUT AND SPIN THOSE WHEELS FOR JUST THE COST OF THE SHUTTLE, or RIDE OUT AND CLIMB FOR FREE!  YOU’RE ALSO WELCOME TO PURCHASE BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH, BUT THERE IS NO COST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS GROUP RIDE!

Intermediate MTB riders and above are welcome for this excellent MTB adventure!Ride Starts and Ends at Mulberry GapCome with friends or meet new riding buddies :)

ABOUT THIS RIDE:

The Bearhoti Lite route (Bear Creek, and P2) is the one of the most popular routes in the Mulberry Gap area!  Today’s ride has two options: SHUTTLE or NO SHUTTLE Riders wanting to roll out from Mulberry Gap will check in at the office at 9am, and roll out with Kate shortly thereafter. Riders who would like to shuttle will check in around 9:45am to hop on the 10am shuttle. Both groups will reconnect at the Upper Bear Creek parking lot and continue together from there. :) The first ~4 miles will be on the downhill Bear Creek run, then travel via for forest road, then jump on the Pinhoti 2 singletrack, and finally travel the gravel road back to Mulberry Gap for a total of approximately 13 miles (if you shuttle) and 18 miles if you rode up. 

Bearhoti Lite has around 1,038 feet of climbing.

THE DAY'S SCHEDULE:

  • 9:00am: Want to ride out and climb the first 4.5 miles? Check in at Mulberry Gap

  • Shortly after 9am: That group will roll out

  • 9:45am: Want to shuttle, check in at Mulberry Gap

  • 10:00am: The shuttle will depart to take you up to Bear Creek to meet up with the others. ~18 miles later: Ride back into Mulberry Gap, grab lunch (optional add on)

  • The rest of the day? Hang out and ride, relax, drive down to the swimming hole, stay a night, or head home :)

Searching Availability...