EXPLORE ROUTES
29 MILES
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BARTRAM TRAIL
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62 MILES
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100 MILES
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29 MILES • BARTRAM TRAIL • 62 MILES • 100 MILES •
Road Routes
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The best option for beginners and families! Riders will start with a ride over the top of the dam, then loop through Pollards Corner and Appling before ending with another ride across the dam. The views are great, the rest stop is rockin’, and you’re sure to have a blast without tuckering out too soon. View route.
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The original Best Dam Ride and the most popular route. This metric century takes riders around the lake and through two states, three counties, and twelve communities. Recommended for intermediate to advanced riders. View Route.
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Our original Best Dam Ride, with added loops near Sumter National Forest and Savannah Lakes for seasoned cyclists to increase mileage and difficulty. Riders will pass six rest stops for refueling. The added loops give riders the option to drop a loop to shorten mileage if needed. Advanced riders only, please. View route.
Bartram Trail
Riders start at the dam with the road cyclists, then cross the dam on road before dropping down onto the trail on the west side of the dam.
Starting and ending the ride with sweeping views on top of the dam makes for a great sense of accomplishment when you’re done.
The out-and-back style of this trail is ideal for all riders, from beginners and families to advanced trail riders. You can choose your own pace and mileage, from 5-36 miles.
SORBA-CSRA hosts a rest stop on the trail for riders to refuel and chat with other “fat tire” friends.
Meet SORBA-CSRA
“SORBA-CSRA is a volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed to promote trail preservation and development, engagement, and community for all trail users in the CSRA.”
Meet the Liam Caracci Foundation
“We work to provide comfort and hope for parents who experience stillbirth and infant loss with care packages that include a special therapeutic tool called a Comfort Cub. Support from the Best Dam Ride will allow us to expand to partner with local hospitals to get a Comfort Cub into every bereaved mother’s arms.”
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