Best Mountain Bike Trails Within 50 Miles of Dahlonega

Mountain biking is a great way to stay fit, have fun and enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors.

If you are looking for a place to mountain bike this summer, all of the trails on this list are great places to check out. There are even more trails that haven’t been listed that are less than 50 miles from here, many just outside the 50-mile mark and beyond that there are thousands.

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A Year in the Life: Week 12

April 14: Chris from BetterRide showing us how to rail the corners like a pro.

April 15: Eric railing a berm at the BetterRide skills camp.

April 16: Galaxy on Fire

April 17: lots of homework today. So much work left to do over the next 6 days.

April 18: Blog post about BetterRide camp published on Singletracks.com: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-training/betterride-core-skills-1-camp-why-everyone-should-take-mtbing-lessons/ It already has over 25 comments. Pretty sweet.

April 19: Began writing my 12 page philosophy term paper. This will be my life for the next 4-5 days.

April 20: feels like Christmas: packages showing up left and right!!

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BetterRide Core Skills 1 Camp: Why Everyone Should Take MTBing Lessons

The BetterRide instructors are the mountain bike equivalent of professional ski instructors. They know exactly how to teach the skills you need to know.

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A Year in the Life: Week 11

April 7: Dave Muse rock armoring a spot on the Jake Mountain trail.

April 8: Happy Easter! He is Risen!

Bringing this old frame from the dead. Upon further inspection, the frame is actually in great shape--it's everything else that needs to be replaced.

April 8: Researching bears for an essay that I'm working on.

April 10: out for a ride, enjoying the beauty of creation!

April 11: Spotted this at school... I feel so confused right now!

April 12: packing for a weekend of camping and mountain biking with BetterRide

April 13: Chris from BetterRide telling us about ideal bike setup for comfort and control in technical terrain.

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Getting Ready for the BetterRide MTB Skills Camp

The BetterRide mountain bike skills coaching camps from Gene Hamilton are “designed to teach you how to ride faster, more efficient, balanced, in control, and of [course], how to have more fun!”

This coming weekend (April 13-15, 2012) I will have the opportunity to attend one of these camps in person over in Ellijay, Georgia. Afterwards, I will report back to you on what I’ve learned and gained from the experience.

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Beautiful Sunset

Sitting at the bear creek overlook, watching the sun set, and enjoying a cold one. God is good!

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A Year in the Life: Week 10

March 31: Out for a 2+ mile run!

April 1: Fork for sale.

April 2: Campus at Night

April 3: Thunderstorm came out of NOWHERE! Raining sideways and hailing like crazy... it was pretty insane!

April 4: Finally watched The Hunger Games movie with Summer. Fun times!

April 5: New article published in The Saint: http://www.ngcsuthesaint.com/2012/04/degreeworks-plan-of-study-software-coming-to-north-georgia/

April 6: Riding pumptrack at Big Creek with Summer.

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A Modest Proposal: Building Mountain Bike Trails for Everyone

Simply put: When building a trail system, build a little bit of something for everyone.

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Giro Remedy Full-Face Helmet Review

The first thing I noticed when I pulled on the Remedy is that Giro has utilized the same proven internal padding that they’ve used in their snow helmets for years. Giro’s padding style is unique in that the pads really grip around the top of your head, holding the helmet solidly in place and eliminating any side-to-side or front-to-back movement.

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Five Ten Maltese Falcon Shoe Review

This new shoe from Five Ten is perfect for all sorts of applications including normal trail riding, freeriding, downhill, and more.

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The Mountain Bike Trails I Didn't Ride

Gallatin Crest Trail

At the age of 23 I am still pretty young but I’d like to think I’ve already learned some valuable lessons thanks to my unique life experiences. One of the lessons I’ve learned, but that I need to be reminded of often, is to live in the present and not take anything for granted.

This lesson can be applied in many different ways, some of them very serious, very deep ways. But when it comes to mountain biking, I would rephrase it this way: Don’t take any opportunity to ride a new trail or to travel for granted, saying “Oh, I’ll get around to riding it someday.” You never know where life will take you, and you may never get the chance to ride the trail that you passed on.

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Video: Testing Rock Shox Domain Fork

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