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Hike part of the Appalachian Trail
or stay on it for the entire 2,181-mile trek
from Georgia to Maine, undoubtedly the
adventure of a lifetime. Other outstanding NOR
hiking and mountain biking trails in this area
include those in the Cohutta Wilderness T
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Area, the Benton Mackaye Trail, and the W
Aska Trails near Blue Ridge, as well as the E
Blankets Creek Trail System in Woodstock S
and the mountain biking trails at Clinton T G
Nature Preserve in Villa Rica. Ellijay is the E
Mountain Bike Capital of Georgia with OR
more than 50 trails and growing. Here
there is even a mountain biking retreat, GI
surrounded by trails.
Stroll through lovely gardens such as the A MO
unusual folk art ROCK Garden in Calhoun, U
the breathtaking Gibbs Gardens in Ball N
Ground, or famous Rock City Gardens on T A
Lookout Mountain. I
Farther south in Dallas, Hiram, Rockmart NS
and Cedartown, hikers, cyclists, and
equestrians can access the popular Silver
Comet Trail, transformed from an old
Blankets Creek Trails, Woodstock
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