SFA Recreational Trails & Gardens

At the trailhead, the trees have been thinned out to accommodate an azalea garden. An asphalt trail takes you back to where the forest begins. You'll cross the creek on a wooden bridge and take a hard right onto the singletrack. This section is called Creekside.As the trail turns you away from the creek, you'll see the trail's largest continual incline, Perimeter Trail. At the top of Perimeter, at the water tower, hop over to Gateway Trail and follow it around to Rocky Road. Rocky Road has a few rock obstacles, so be careful.After Rocky, you'll automatically route onto Coat Hanger, and descend three switchbacks. Coat Hanger is the furthest section and has a small loop at the bottom. After the loop, you'll ascend Coat Hanger and veer right onto Bois d'Arc. Bois d'Arc will join back up with Gateway. At the water tower, take Labyrinth down the big hill rather than Perimeter. Labyrinth spits you onto Creekside, which takes you back to the bridge.There are many ways to route through the sections, but this is a common route. There are more sections in the system that aren't included in this description. They are very short and technical, used mostly by advanced mountain bikers.