Stonewall Falls

   Stonewall falls is a neat riding area just north of Tallulah George and is within a short asphalt drive of Oakley Mountain.  The trail is located beside the Stonewall Falls Mountain Bike trail system.  At the start of  the trail there is the beautiful stonewall falls, there are great places to camp around the waterfall and there is a $2 fee for the area. Though the Forest Service has this marked a truck or Jeep route I would not take anything wider than an ATV down the trail.  Though this is an actual road and you must be street legal to ride it there have been many ATV's on the trail and that is about the only thing that keeps it wide enough to ride down.  

   To get there fallow US 441 north a few miles past Tallulah George until you see a BP gas station on the left.  Turn left at the gas station then immediately turn right on Old Hwy 441.  Go for a few miles and you will see a sign pointing to Stonewall Falls Mountain Bike Trail.  Turn left here and fallow the dirt road of just over a mile and fallow the signs to the parking area on the right and unload there.  Return out of the parking area and continue down FR20 until you see the waterfall.  Just before the water fall you will see the trail to turn on to the left crossing the creek, this is the first of seven major water crossings in the first mile.  Continue along FR20 until you get to an intersection.  The trail to the left crosses the creek and continues up a long and narrow ATV trail to the top of a mountain and ends in an apple orchard were there are great views.  The trails to the right and the trail straight ahead make a loop so you can go either way.  If you straight fallow the trail to the top of the hill and stay right.  At the next intersection turn right to make the loop or continue straight and the trail will end at a paved road.  You can continue straight across the pave road to FR11 and it will take you on a long climb to the top of Glassy Mountain were you can see for miles. To get to Oakley Mountain ATV trail system from the paved road turn left and fallow the road for a few miles until it dead ends and then turn right, fallow this road for a short ways past Burton Dam and up a hill and you will see a dirt road to the left, this the entrance.  Note at the last time I was there the entrance was not marked.     

One of the many water falls in the area.  This is not Stonewall Falls.