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Tennessee · Mountain biking · Near Red Bank
Atlas Mountain Bike Trail
- 3.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,080 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Atlas Mountain Bike Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back route on land managed by the Department of Defense, about a mile from the town of Summit, Tennessee. The trail is rated hard, with a one-way climb of 346 feet from a starting elevation of 928 feet to a high point of 1,019 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.1 miles in, with a grade of 11 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Chattanooga show October highs around 74°F with lows near 51°F, and April is similar at about 74°F by day and 50°F at night. That station sits roughly 350 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. Black Forest Mountain Bike Trail and the TNT Mountain Bike Trail are both about 0.4 miles away, and the ADA Loop is 0.5 miles off. For paddling, Wolftever Creek is about 3.5 miles away.
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More in Red BankBest time to go · Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Atlas Mountain Bike Trail
Best months: February–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
51° / 32°
11 wet
Feb
56° / 36°
10 wet
Mar
64° / 42°
11 wet
Apr
74° / 50°
10 wet
May
81° / 59°
11 wet
Jun
88° / 67°
11 wet
Jul
90° / 71°
12 wet
Aug
90° / 70°
10 wet
Sep
84° / 64°
8 wet
Oct
74° / 51°
8 wet
Nov
62° / 40°
9 wet
Dec
53° / 35°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chattanooga Lovell Ap, TN, 6 mi away at 671 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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TNT Mountain Bike Trail
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Cherokee Trail
~19 min drive
0.30-mile easy out-and-back trail in Tennessee with 105 ft of elevation gain.
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TNT Mountain Bike Trail
~2 min drive
0.12-mile out-and-back singletrack in Tennessee, rated moderate/IMBA Intermediate.
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Iron Mountain
~45 min drive
7.68-mile out-and-back trail in Georgia with 1,304 ft elevation gain.
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Cherokee Trail
~20 min drive
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