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stocked lakes, three miles of lake loop
trails and easy access to the scenic 60-
mile Pinhoti Trail. Cartersville’s Red Top
Mountain State Park on 12,000-acre Lake
Allatoona is ideal for swimming, boating,
and fishing, as well as hiking along the lake
shores and on the mountainsides.
Etowah Indian Mounds

Hike part of the Appalachian Trail
or stay on it for the entire 2,181-mile trek NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
from Georgia to Maine, undoubtedly the
adventure of a lifetime. Other outstanding
hiking and mountain biking trails in this area
include those in the Cohutta Wilderness
Area, the Benton Mackaye Trail, and the
Aska Trails near Blue Ridge, as well as the
Blankets Creek Trail System in Woodstock
and the mountain biking trails at Clinton
Nature Preserve in Villa Rica. Ellijay is
the Mountain Bike Capital of Georgia
with more than 50 trails and growing. Here
there is even a mountain biking retreat,
surrounded by trails.
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Blankets Creek Trail System