Blue Ridge Mountain Hiking Trails

The Aska trails and South Fork trail and Loop ride in the nearby Cohutta national forest just west of Blue Ridge are also some incredible hiking trails. Of course, all of the mountain biking trails mentioned above are welcome to hikers, but the most popular hiking trails in Blue Ridge are the Benton MacKaye and Duncan Trails. These trails offer remarkable changes in terrain and some of the most beautiful scenery of the Cohutta Wilderness. Directions and a detailed description of each trail are described below.

Benton MacKaye Trail
The Benton MacKaye Trail in Georgia stretches from Springer Mountain to Double Spring Gap on the Tennessee border. The first 20 miles of this trail merge with the Appalachian Duncan Ridge Trails. From Springer Mountain, the Benton MacKaye Trail goes north to Rhodes Mountain and turns west, crossing the Toccoa River at Shallowford Bridge. The trail uses county roads near Stanley Gap, and then follows ridge tops to Cherry Log. The trail then crosses private property before following state and county roads to Bush Head Gap. The entire trail is marked with white diamonds and blazes on trees and is suitable for hiking and some mountain biking. 78.6 miles

Duncan Ridge Trail
This challenging trail, not generally suitable for mountain biking, follows high, dry ridges for most of its length. The trail begins on Long Creek near Three Forks on the Appalachian Trail, goes north, and crosses the Toccoa River on a 260-foot swinging bridge. The trail then leads north and west along Duncan Ridge through Mulky Gap to Slaughter Gap. It includes many steep climbs and descents over several mountain tops. The trail is blue blazed for all of this section but also has yellow blazes on the eastern portion, where the Coosa Backcountry Trail shares the same treadway and also will have the white diamonds of the Benton MacKaye Trail from long Creek falls for Rhodes Mountain. About 1.25 miles on the eastern end are within the Blood Mountain Wilderness. A 60 mile loop trail can be made by combing this trail with the Appalachian Trail.

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Mountain biking in the Blue Ridge Mountains

The winter is a great time to hit the mountain biking and hiking trails in Blue Ridge, Georgia. The weather's cool, the foliage is off the trees, and you can enjoy all the rugged mountain terrain.

The 2 most popular mountain biking trails are the Aska trials and South Fork Trail and Loop ride in the nearby Cohutta national forest just west of Blue Ridge. These are also incredible hiking trails. The trails at Aska are the older of the two and mostly singletrack, which requires more concentration for some of the higher elevation trails. These Aska trails were previously hiking trails that were opened up for biking. The Stanley Gap trail is very tight near the top of Rocky Mountain and can be even more challenging if there is some winter snow on the ground like earlier this week. But hey most mountain bikers live for singletrack, so you'll love the challenge and can relax in the hot tub when you return to your mountain cabin retreat! The 2 major Aska trails are Deep Gap on Aska Road and Stanley Gap on Stanley Creek Road, which runs between the two if you have the energy and time. In addition to the hardcore mountain biking trails, there is a short 2.3 mile beginner trial called Turkey Farm Loop just across the road. The Turkey Farm Loop is longer but is mostly a gravel trail along the Forest Service roads.

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Blue Ridge Winter Wonderland

January in Blue Ridge, GA is the perfect time for a quick getaway or week long vacation to relax after a busy holiday season. The weather is significantly cooler, we already had some light snow and the winter scenery is very peaceful

January 10th
John Jorgenson Quintet 7:30 pm, Ellijay Elementary Auditorium, Tickets: GAHA 706-635-5605 http://www.gilmerarts.org

January 31st
Folk Tales and Folk Music, at the Performing Arts Center in Blue Ridge.From traffic light 5 & 515 (McDonalds) take 515 toward Atlanta 2 traffic lights to Old 76 (June Walker Chevrolet is on corner) turn left, entrance to high school is just around the curve on your right hand side. The Performing Art Center is at the high school. This is a wonderful evening of folk tales and songs. This is not an evening to be missed. Dr. Fred Craddock is an excellent speaker and storyteller. This is an annual event which brings hundreds to Blue Ridge to hear him speak. This is a free event. Due to how large the Performing Arts Center is, reservations are not necessary, seating is first come first serve, show begins at 7:30 P.M. The Craddock Center 706-632-1772

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