Stringers Ridge

Stringers Ridge

	Stringers Ridge
Location:	Tennessee
Nearest Town:	Chattanooga
Directions to Trailhead:	Cherokee Blvd towards Red Bank(through tunnel). Take right on Ashmore, then right at Ridgemont apartments(Mason dr), go until road dead ends into tree line.
Trail Description:	Tight twisty singletrack. Good climbs and bomber descents. Keep an eye out for the ever elusive " Ghost Fox". He tends to appear at the most inoppurtune times, often sending bikers careening over embankments or flying wildly over their handlebars as they try to avoid this ghostly apparition.
Trail Length:	8 miles
Trail Type:	Singletrack
Skill Level:	Advanced
Submitted By:	Flyin' Squirrel

RIP Stringers from Georgia Date: July 4, 2003 Trail Ridden: Every few months
Recommended Route: To the local bike club to enlist a cleanup crew. Other recommended trails in the same area: Edwards, Prentice and Biolagy is about all thats left. Hell, make the trip down to Dausett trails in Griffin Georgia...
Review: This was at one time one of my favorite trails in the Chattanooga area and beyond. It was not very long but was great for after work/school rides. Had good singletrack, technical sections, climbs, tight stuff and so on. Unfortunately, the trail has gone to sheet. There are trees down all over(mostly un-passable)and four wheelers have turned some of the sweet and twisty singletrack into crap. Complete shame. Used to be good one. Chattanooga is losing some of it's better trails...TNT, Stringers, gotta pay for Booker and Harrison when they are not underwater. I've heard that Roberts Mill was gettin' shut down. Lula lake is only open what two weekends a month. Sorry for the rant, but what a freakin'shame! Guess it's time to do some trail work. In the meantime I'll be on my road bike. Five stars for a tribute to once was and potential future...one star for current codition.	Overall Rating:

billyboy from the hills Date: April 3, 2003 Trail Ridden: Ridden Once
Recommended Route: why bother with this crap Other recommended trails in the same area: edwards point, chilowee, booker t
Review: this is not a bike trail, its a junkyard with some power lines overhead. dont waste your time	Overall Rating:

Rowden from Chattanooga Date: June 29, 2002 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: Coming from downtown Chattanooga go through the tunnel into Red Bank and take the first road on you right and go about one mile and take a right into Ridgemont Apartments and park in the back. You should see the trail from there. Other recommended trails in the same area: Robert's Mill, Edwards Point, Urban
Review: I love this trail area and ride it twice a week if i get the chance. My suggestion is to go to the main logging road on the bottom and take a right into the woods. From here you can go Staight which will lead to about 15 or so built stunts. To the right is an ATV trail, and the to left is some loose dirt single track that works its way down to the Red Bank end of Stringer's Ridge. All of these trails are great, rifde them for yourself and make the call, but you can't go wrong with any of the trails. But my suggestion would have to be, to go to the top either up throught the jumps and taking a left or going up the trail to the left of the jumps and taking a right going up the ridge and then taking a left. Once on this trail you will go about fifty yards or so and see some ladder trails off to your right take these onto a log and the across the trail up another bidge which will go across a pine tree and into a little trail which leads into the helix. Continuing on you will go into another short trail and across a log and down the log. This is a tough tight turn so be careful, bail off the the right if you have to. After the log you will go across the teeter-totter or see-saw and up a slight climb that leads into a really nice big air jump. This jump gives you tons of speed and momentum that will aid you in going up the bridge. This bridge is very tough if you can't maintain you momentum and your balance and the landing is a killer.(Believe me i know) And last but not least is the drop off. This is a big roller coaster like drop off the gets you up to about 20 miles and hour or more. These trails test you skills more than most and give you a taste of those North Shore trails from our neighbors to the North. These Trails took Brandon, Michael, and Myself alot of time to build and we are still building and looking for ways to go bigger and better and possibly jumping the dirt trail at the bottom but who knows. So please ride the trails at stringer's responsibly and be safe and courtious. Pick up trash if you see it because we can't do it alone. And Watch out for those people on ATVs.	Overall Rating:

Brandon from chattanooga Date: June 24, 2002 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: ridgemont apartments are the easiest access Other recommended trails in the same area: harrison bay, chilhowie is well worth the drive, roberts mill
Review: I go out to stringers all the time, great network of trails, me and some friends are working on some built stunts that provides a challenge to you seasoned riders, go check it out and explore watchout for the rednecks on atvs	Overall Rating:

Alex from Chattanooga Date: October 22, 2001 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: I like to go up some hills then down some hills and eventually I end up at Stringer's Ridge!! Other recommended trails in the same area: My Backyard and downtown!!! I also like like other things!!! YEH~!
Review: I like this trails. There are lots of cool jumps and i like the skinny trails too. I also enjoy going down the steep parts and the long downhill towards Red Bank. It is FAST!! WOW!	Overall Rating:

Scott from Chattanooga Date: April 23, 2001 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: Start at the Ridgemont Apartments and go Other recommended trails in the same area:
Review: I do this trail about 3 or 4 times a week. It is a great place to train and lately it has been a great place to meet other bikers. The are some littered parts but not like what some would make it out to be. You do have to watch out for overgrown thorn bushes on the tight singletrack areas but go on through and show everyone your biking scars. There really are a ton of different trails and ways to do the trails. My friends and I have been riding these trails for over 5 Years and we just keep finding different stuff to do out there. Lots of fun.	Overall Rating:

wonderboy from tn Date: January 16, 2001 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: same as above Other recommended trails in the same area: ed point,p coup, blair trail...
Review: This trail is an ok trail can be good to take newbies on or train, it is in no way an "advanced Rated trail" The good is its close to town and can be a nice place to get a qicki ride in, the not so good it needs a bit of trailwork, there more trash on some of the trails than at the local dump and oh wacth out for the atv's.	Overall Rating:

Froman from Chattanooga Date: December 15, 2000 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: all of them, especially the ones at the far end of the ridge 'cause they're fast Other recommended trails in the same area: Robert's Mill Rd trails, Prentice Cooper, Mushroom Rock trail
Review: some of the best trails around here, about ten miles of them from what I here	Overall Rating:

mtnbiker456 from Ooltewah Date: July 2, 2000 Trail Ridden: Ridden Once
Recommended Route: how ever my friends got me there Other recommended trails in the same area: all of um
Review: Sweet sigle track, fun downhills. nice training area	Overall Rating:

Dirthead from Stringers Ridge Date: March 17, 2000 Trail Ridden: Please Select
Recommended Route: I start @ my garage but the instructions given will get you there, its 70 acres or so in the middle of the chatt metro area, hard to miss eh? Other recommended trails in the same area: Prentice Cooper, Edwards Point,Coopers Creek, Owl Hollow
Review: Everything from abandoned roadbeds to tight singletrack. Everyone rides the two ridges that define the powerline trail, but there's secret trails on the third ridge. Find it if you can but don't ride through my yard. Stay clear of the Pine trees if the wind is kickin cause they'll fall on your head. These trails have some difficult areas, if you can ride it all(more like 10+ actual miles of trails) you must be good. I almost always have to clip out somewhere along the way. Sorry about the old junk laying around the trails, most of it has been there 30+ years and engine blocks are hard to haul off. We do keep the deadfalls and briars trimmed back ya know. The land is owned by the company that built the Grandview building(you'll see it) they wanted to build 3 or 4 more but the ground is to unstable. Wonder where the No Tresspasing signs went?? I saw them once in a bad dream.	Overall Rating:

Jake K from Ringgold GA Date: January 19, 2000 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: Same as the first guy Other recommended trails in the same area: Peigon Mountian, berry college
Review: This trail is good for all of us in the chattanoga area, but I wouldn't recomend traveling any distance to ride it. I agree that it has some potential if people would work on it, but it is still pretty good. Kinda rough in spots though. So, if you live in chattanooga or north GA, check it out.....if not, dont bother.	Overall Rating:

miamemoria from chattanooga Date: August 31, 1999 Trail Ridden: Every few months
Recommended Route: ridgemont apartments Other recommended trails in the same area: Harrison bay
Review: I usually go with my boyfriend. The trail is a little tough but a lot of fun. If it's a nice day we usually ride stringers and ride through moccasin bend and the downtown area.	Overall Rating:

bama from Hixson Date: August 31, 1999 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: same Other recommended trails in the same area: Harrison, Edwards point
Review: grueling climbs. i love it. Correction to one of the previous reviews, there are actually 3 bike shops within 1-2 miles of this trail. The 2 abondoned houses kind of give the place a creepy feel if you nightride it.	Overall Rating:

Flyin' squirrel from Chattown Date: August 31, 1999 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: same or park at Nikki's or downtown and ride in from the road. Other recommended trails in the same area: Edwards Point, Pigeon mountain
Review: My favorite trail in Chattanooga. Once you get used to it you can have a ball out there. Good climbing, good descending, great technical sections, and convenience make this my primary riding trail. I go out here 3-4 times a week. There has been some talk of the land being devoloped so if anyone wants to experience this great ride you might want to make your way out there sooner rather than later.	Overall Rating:

Mike Barron from Collegedale, TN Date: February 19, 1999 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: Other recommended trails in the same area:
Review: The first place I ever endoed on. Great singletrack networking everywhere. Very close to great restaurants to refuel quickly. Within biking distance of 3 bike shops and UTC.	Overall Rating:

charles lane from tuscaloosa , al Date: November 27, 1998 Trail Ridden: Ridden Once
Recommended Route: all kinds of ways to this trail just find the road that ends at the dump sight, or the driveway that has the no trespassing sign.most directions given are accurate . Other recommended trails in the same area:
Review: this trail has awesome potential if some of the bike geeks in the area would put a little work into it . considering there are two bike shops within 1 mile , thats right one mile, it should be pretty easy to get the job done . i enjoyed exploring the trail and finding all the little secrets , i especially liked the jumps on the road parts , the trails under the power lines were sweet. i really liked those you could burn on them just get to know the trail first ,because i luckily cleared a washed out section with a massive bunny hop that was brought on by adrenal fear not skill. i also observed several no trespassing signs along the trail .In conclusion i must say i will be back.	Overall Rating: