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Mountaintown Creek Trail: My New Favorite Trail in Georgia

I’ve lived in Georgia off and on for most of my life and I’ve been mountain biking here since the early 1990s. It’s an understatement to say that over the past 25 years I’ve seen a ton of new trail developments across the state, but the interesting thing is that the classic rides–Bull Mountain, Bear …

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The Northerner’s Guide to Southern Singletrack

Fat bikes have obliterated the notion of a finite mountain bike season but let’s be real: riding in the snow eventually starts to suck the life out of you. By the time February rolls around, many northerners are looking to ride clear trails and luckily, we have the goods down south. Here are six places to escape the …

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Ride Report: Preriding the Singletracks #BrutalLoop

The idea behind the Singletracks Brutal Loop was to put together a long route that hit as much great North Georgia singletrack as possible. When most people visit Ellijay, they typically ride Bear Creek and sections 1 and 2 of the Pinhoti Trail. Another excellent but less ridden trail is Mountaintown Creek. Mountaintown is tough to …

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Behind the Scenes of a Destination Trail: Bear Creek with the Cartecay Crew

If you live in the Southeast, chances are you’ve heard of the mountain bike trails around Ellijay, Georgia. With classic favorites like Bear Creek, the 162.5-mile Georgia Pinhoti Trail, and the Mulberry Gap MTB Getaway, thousands of mountain bikers travel to this corner of the Appalachian Mountains to experience some of the best trails in …

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Training for the Cohutta 100: Three Weeks To Go

There are less than three weeks to go until the Cohutta 100. What I am trying to do… the difficulty of what I am trying to accomplish… is finally setting in. Riding 100 miles on a mountain bike is no easy task. We’re talking about, realistically (for me), about 12 hours of pushing my body …

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