Without Strava data, without any evidence at all other than population distribution and how tough the climb is, I would have assumed the north side would have more climbers. That is until you talk about how creepy it is and the dumping of dead bodies, then it makes me wonder why anyone but a few brave souls would venture through that seemingly God foresaken land.

All right, to be fair, your description of a creepy place where you would get rid of a body or something makes me more inclined to go there. It reminds me of those who described the San Antonio Valley to me as feeling like something out of Deliverance, it made me more curious to ride through it.

BTW, I do recognize that even many who live on the south side usually do it from the north, even if SOME of us usually do it from the south (or in my case, so far, always). From limited anecdotal evidence, most people who do Morgan Territory as part of a loop, as opposed to an out and back, go north to south, which is one reason why some who live on the south side still usually do it from the north.