Earls Ford Road

Total Miles
3.6

Technical Rating

6

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

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Earls Ford Road
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Trail Overview

Earls Ford is an out-and-back road with a few obstacles that are worth the ride out to experience. Also, you are rewarded with an awesome overlook of the Chattooga River at the end. This trail has some spots you will need to take your time on with an amazing creek crossing that could become impassable during periods of heavy rain. Cell service is spotty at best and we did not have service for most of the trip. There are a few dispersed camping spots along the river that would make for a peaceful spot to stay for the night.

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Earls Ford Road
Earls Ford Road

Difficulty

The creek crossing and obstacles are not for stock rigs you will need a high clearance 4x4 to do this trail.

Technical Rating

6

Status Reports

Danny Bell
Jun 14, 2025
2010 Honda Ridgeline
Open
Muddy/Wet
Really pushing it in my 2010 ridgeline. Had to use lots of momentum to overcome the obstacles and awd. Still made it all the way back without bottoming out.
Matthew Morris
May 16, 2025
2024 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Normal
Fun little trail with a creek crossing and some obstacles which can be bypassed. It's very doable in a stock jeep. You just might have to watch creek height in some spots or heavier rutted out parts of the trail which can go around. Very short trail but mostly about the scenary and bagging rights to cross a creek. Very cool experience.
Brian P
Apr 21, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
Stock 2021 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4-Door, creek crossing was fine to the right of the rocks (got up to rock sliders) The rock obstacle on the other side was able to be completed with stock setup with minimal rock rub in 4L (I could have probably picked a better line with no rub) short road after that had decent ruts, again fine with stock setup if you hug the walls.
Richard Pavone
Feb 22, 2025
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Done earls ford plenty of times. It is as described, a trail with some moderate obstacles, namely the water crossing, climbing out on the other side of it, and a little bit of a drop off a dirt mound before getting to the Chattooga. Water was at a moderate depth.

Access Description

From Clayton GA take Warwomen road to Earls Ford rd. It is paved to where the house are then shortly you cross a bridge and are on dirt from there on.

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