Tiftonia-Burkhalter

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Tiftonia - Burkhalter Gap

Tiftonia - Burkhalter Gap Map

The Tiftonia to Burkhalter Gap ride is a favorite Sunday afternoon ride. Riding to the foot of Burkhalter Gap has beautiful scenery, plenty of moderate hills, and the landing area for the hangliding activities off of Lookout Mountain. We usually just turn around when we get to Burkhalter Gap and backtrack.  However if you are looking for a mountain climb, the ride up Burkhalter Gap is a nice challenge and the view is spectacular.

The ride starts at the parking lot of the BiLo on the corner of Cummings Hwy (US 11/41) and Browns Ferry Rd in Tiftonia, Tennessee.

Flag Mile Turn  
  0.0 R Turn right out of the parking lot onto Browns Ferry Rd
1 0.1 Straight at the traffic light onto Wauhatchie Pike
2 2.8 L at t-intersection with US 11
3 4.2 L  
4 4.3 R Old Birmingham Hwy
5 4.9 L onto Pope Creek Rd at Wildwood Church
6 7.0 L Creek Rd
7 9.2 sharp L to stay on Creek Rd - the road continuing straight becomes
Sarah Chapel Rd - if you come back to US 11, you missed the turn
8 12.6 T Burkhalter Gap Rd
      OPTION 1 - TURN AROUND & BACKTRACK
8 12.6   Stay on Creek Rd until it comes to a t-intersection
7 16.0 R at t-intersection - still on Creek Rd
6 18.2 R Pope Creek Rd
5 20.3 R Old Birmingham Hwy at Wildwood Church -
4 20.9 L across RR tracks to t-intersection with US 11
3 21.0 R US11
2 22.4 R Wauhatchie Pike - cross RR tracks
1 25.1 cross US 11/41 at traffic light in Tiftonia
  25.2 L into BiLo parking lot
      OPTION 2 - CLIMB LOOKOUT MTN
8 12.6 L onto Burkhalter Gap Rd - climb Lookout Mtn
9 15.1 L Scenic Hwy - follow Scenic Hwy until 4-way stop
10 23.0 L 4-way stop - still Scenic
      follow Scenic Hwy past the business area
11 23.7 bear R at the fountain across from the playground and track - still on Scenic Hwy
  24.2   continue down the mountain until pass Ruby Falls
12 25.7 L Old Wauhatchie Pike
13 26.2 R First road to right - cuts over to Cummings Hwy
14 26.3 L Cummings Hwy
1 27.5 R Browns Ferry Rd and BiLo parking lot

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