The Best Mountain Biking Trails in Dahlonega

Mountain biking in the Appalachian Mountains is _not_ easy. The climbs are steep, the roots are treacherous, and the rocks are unforgiving. So if you’re looking for an easy mountain bike ride near Dahlonega, look no further than this loop on the Montgomery Creek Trail! This loop combines a section of gated doubletrack forest road with a section of well-traveled, well-graded gravel road....

Winding Stair Loop is easily one of the most popular gravel road routes in North Georgia. This almost exactly 20-mile loop climbs from the three-way road junction in the center of the Bull Mountain trail system to Cooper Gap, traverses the top of the ridge, and then descends Winding Stair Gap, from whence the loop gets its name....

The lengthy Noontootla loop is the basis for the popular [Southern Cross](http://mountaingoatadventures.com/southernx/course) race, held every year in Dahlonega. Essentially, this is an extra extension of the ever-popular [Winding Stair Loop](https://fatmap.com/routeid/386813/Winding_Stair_Loop/@34.6345173,-84.1363293,18015.5634783,-31.2626958,0,687.6814525,normal) that lengthens the ride to 40 miles… and of course, you could keep pedaling and make it even longer....

The name "Bull Mountain" is firmly cemented in the lexicon of mountain bikers in the southeastern United States, as it was one of the original mountain bike trails in this region....

The name "Bull Mountain" is firmly cemented in the lexicon of mountain bikers in the southeastern United States, as it was one of the original mountain bike trails in this region....

The name "Bull Mountain" is firmly cemented in the lexicon of mountain bikers in the southeastern United States, as it was one of the original mountain bike trails in this region....

This alternate off the Bull Mountain Loop is filled with babyhead-sized rocks, earning it the local name of "Babyheads." Even after being cleaned up, there's no removing all of the babyheads from this old road grade-turned singletrack trail....