Road Bike North Georgia: 25 Great Rides in the Mountains and Valleys of North Georgia
  Just a few short hours north of Atlanta, the Georgia mountains offer the best of all possible worlds for road bikers. A mild climate and nearly year-round cycling season, rolling blue ridges, tiny mountain towns and famous apple orchards all add up to a great cycling destination. From the historic Chickamauga Battlefield to the Brasstown Scenic Highway, from Helen to Ellijay to Rome, author Jim Parham lays out rides for all ability levels.
25 of the region's best bike routes, ranging from 9 to 62 miles in length, are listed in this guide. As with all the books in our Road Bike series, each route description includes complete directions, detailed map, elevation profile, road surface conditions, mileage and estimated riding times, points of interest and services available along the way.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Rules of the Road
III. Local Bike Resources
IV. Area Locator Map
VI. The Rides
EASY RIDES
- Chickamauga Battlefield (9 miles)
- Berry College (11 miles)
- Corbin Hill (9 miles)
- Old 5 Roundtop (22 miles)
EASY/MODERATE RIDES
- Chickamauga Valley (17 miles)
- Hogjowl Road (28 miles)
- Blackberry Mountain (16 miles)
- Porter Springs (24 miles)
- Sautee Nacoochee (18 miles)
MODERATE RIDES
- West Brow Lookout Mountain (34 miles)
- Everett Springs (34 miles)
- Texas Valley (40 miles)
- Talking Rock (31 miles)
- Upper Cartecay (26 miles)
- Chestatee Testnatee (17 miles)
- Mount Yonah (23 miles)
- Lake Burton (21 miles)
- Germany Valley (24 miles)
- Rabun Lakes (33 miles)
DIFFICULT RIDES
- McLemore Cove (36 miles)
- Johns Mountain Loop (62 miles)
- Blue Ridge Loop (58 miles)
- Burnt Mountain (38 miles)
- Triple Gap (53 miles)
- Brasstown Scenic Highway (47 miles)
VII. Detailed Ride Directions
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
Northwest Georgia (Rome-Chattanooga, TN)
- Chickamauga Battlefield (9 miles)
- Berry College (11 miles)
- Chickamauga Valley (17 miles)
- Hogjowl Road (28 miles)
- West Brow Lookout Mountain (34 miles)
- Everett Springs (34 miles)
- Texas Valley (40 miles)
- McLemore Cove (36 miles)
- Johns Mountain Loop (62 miles)
North-Central Georgia (Ellijay-Dahlonega)
- Corbin Hill (9 miles)
- Old 5 Roundtop (22 miles)
- Blackberry Mountain (16 miles)
- Porter Springs (24 miles)
- Talking Rock (31 miles)
- Upper Cartecay (26 miles)
- Chestatee Testnatee (17 miles)
- Blue Ridge Loop (58 miles)
- Burnt Mountain (38 miles)
- Triple Gap (53 miles)
Northeast Georgia (Helen-Cleveland-Clayton)
- Sautee Nacoochee (18 miles)
- Mount Yonah (23 miles)
- Lake Burton (21 miles)
- Germany Valley (24 miles)
- Rabun Lakes (33 miles)
- Brasstown Scenic Highway (47 miles)
About the Author
Jim Parham grew up in North Georgia. Most well known for his six-volume Off The Beaten Track mountain bike guide series, he now lives in North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, where he is involved in bicycling advocacy both on and off the road.
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