Gunter Hollow, now known as Bible Camp Road, is tar and chip to the Bible Camp entrance. After that point the County does not maintain the road. Above there the firetower has been abandoned, and the State no longer takes and interest in the road. Sally Parton is not suitable for road bikes. Be careful on weekends. The Bible Camp rotates campers on Sunday and the traffic is too much for enjoyable use. One of my sons is on staff there and I would not want to meet him or the others when they are released from a week on the mountain.
Does anyone know what the pavement is like on willmouth creek road between 53 and bill hill road? or sugar tree road and north short mountain road between 53 and big hill?
We rode Wilmuth Creek a couple of weeks ago. It was as good as it ever is. There are a couple of switchbacks so don't try to navigate downhill at 30 mph. Haven't been on Sugar Tree for a few years but it used to be maintained about the same as Wilmuth Creek.
Sugar Tree Knob is tar and chip and a good ride from 53 past the Sugar Tree Knob Church of Christ. Be sure to stop there and see the Cemetery and use the very nice outhouse. As the road goes east from there it becomes the N Sht. Mt. Road and is gravel not suitable for road bikes.
Old folks will recall the wonderful rides od yesteryear to John Sanborn's home on Short Mtn. He's in MTSU Dept. of Social Work: 898-2685; jsanborn@mtsu.edu