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Canada Creek Mountain Bike Trail
Dahlonega, Georgia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 3/4/10 by Goo |
Difficulty:  Beginner |
| Length: 16 miles | Global Rank: 1293 |
| Tread: Fire Road | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 12 | Wishlist: 6 |
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Description: I've realized the hard way that I am not partial to trails that begin at a high elevation for an easy downhill descent (see Bear Creek description). The trail begins going downhill on forest roads and some pavement. About 7 miles later, you'll turn onto Canada Creek road and ride past a few farmhouses. Continue downhill on the rocky and washed out trail until you come to the scenic mountain valley. Then you will ride double track past a couple old silos and lots of wild flowers. As you approach the 10 mile mark there will be a few steel beams on the right. See picture. You will have to carry your bike over these bridge remains to cross Canada Creek. Once across, there is technical single track ahead. There will be large mounds of dirt in the trail meant to keep ATVs from riding here but it is not difficult to get the average mountain bike over. After the single track you ride on Gaddistown Road passing more farmhouses. When the pavement ends there is over a mile of pushing your bike up an extremely steep rocky hill and your thighs start paying for the downhill from the beginning of the ride. Overall, what I liked about this trail was the scenery and what I really disliked was the lack of single track and discouraging and painful end.
Description: I've realized the hard way that I am not partial to trails that begin at a high elevation for an easy downhill descent (see Bear Creek description). The trail begins going downhill on forest roads and some pavement. About 7 miles later, you'll turn onto Canada Creek road and ride past a few farmhouses. Continue downhill on the rocky and washed out trail until you come to the scenic mountain valley. Then you will ride double track past a couple old silos and lots of wild flowers. As you approach the 10 mile mark there will be a few steel beams on the right. See picture. You will have to carry your bike over these bridge remains to cross Canada Creek. Once across, there is technical single track ahead. There will be large mounds of dirt in the trail meant to keep ATVs from riding here but it is not difficult to get the average mountain bike over. After the single track you ride on Gaddistown Road passing more farmhouses. When the pavement ends there is over a mile of pushing your bike up an extremely steep rocky hill and your thighs start paying for the downhill from the beginning of the ride. Overall, what I liked about this trail was the scenery and what I really disliked was the lack of single track and discouraging and painful end.
added in 2003 by 
NEARBY TRAILS
- Hightower in Dahlonega (2 miles away)
- The Bee Trail in Dahlonega (2.4 miles away)
- Montgomery Creek Trail in Dahlonega (2.5 miles away)
- Montgomery Creek North Side St in Dahlonega (2.7 miles away)
- Black Branch in Dahlonega (3.8 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by trek7k on May 3, 2009
I rode this route once 10 years ago and I was surprised to find it is still rideable in 2009! Most of this is on forest roads but the scenery is incredible and the climbs are challenging. The section on Canada Creek road is easily the best part. Gave it a 3 only because it's not really a singletrack route.
Similar Trail: Winding Stairs (though Canada Creek is much more scenic)
reviewed by Incabiker on August 14, 2007
This trail is AWSOME!! I actually rode it on my dual sport motorcycle. Once you get on Canada creek for a while you start looking to your right, you can barely make it out but there is some single track that crosses a small stream. Go over this stream and then you will be in for a REALLY nice ride. If you complete all of it you will end up on 60 after going down some crazy rocky decent.* Review edited 8/14/2007* Review edited 8/14/2007* Review edited 8/14/2007
* Review edited 8/14/2007
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