Bankhead National Forest ORV Trail

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Three Trucks, Three Bikes, Two Brothers

I have the biggest bike but the smallest truck. Wonder if that means anything?
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Don and Lonnie

I can't tell them apart.
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My Green Beast

Plenty of mud puddles on the trails. None very deep. Many are slick with hidden rocks and roots.
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Lonnie or Don

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Don or Lonnie

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Unusually empty parking lot.

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Less empty, but still not full.

Most of these are ATV riders.
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The Main Office (outhouse)

No running water on site. No phones. No electricty. Cellphone coverage is weak. One seat outhouse.
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The Fun Is About To Start

Among other things the yellow sign says, "Control Your Speed." Presumably its OK as long as you have things under control.
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Please Turn Right at the Stop Sign

These trails are officially bi-directional. Popular convention is to turn right at this entrance and ride the trails counter-clockwise. Yet a lot of bikes and ATVs ride the other direction and often appear at a bad time.
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Signs

Two types of signs used to mark the trails. Notice the bidirectional arrow on the brown post. The white square is usually turned so that it appears as a diamond. The two loops are red and white. White is the big 11 mile loop, red forks about 1.5 miles to the right of the entrance for about 5 miles which bypasses about 1/4 mile of white trail.
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White trail departing entrance.

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White trail left of entrance.

Viewed from the entrance.