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Georgia
has abundant Wildlife
Management Areas, State Park and Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests horseback
riding locations.
These trails show off the beauty Georgia Forests and Parks offer. Use
any multi-user trails or roads shared with motor vehicles with extreme
caution. Due
to various hunting seasons, please call the WMA locations before horseback riding in
those areas. Call the
U.S. Forests Office at 770-536-0541 for hunting dates and more info.
Adventure Trail Rides
offers beautiful horseback riding trails in Georgia's National Cohutta
Wilderness Forests and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests
Bull Mountain Multi-Use Trail
- Length: 15 miles Toccoa
Ranger District - Phone: 706-632-3031 Monday - Friday Open to Hiking, Horses and Mountain Bicycles NOTE:
Use any roads shared with motor vehicles with extreme caution
Trail Features: A 4-mile single-track experience with 11
additional miles of lightly traveled dirt and gravel Forest Service roads to
complete the loop. Elevations range from 1,700 to 2,500 feet. The single-track
trail is shared by mountain bicycles and horses. The remaining 11 miles is
subject to motor vehicle traffic. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the
single-track trail.
Caution:
This trail is located in the Blue
Ridge Wildlife Management Area which is open to various hunting seasons
throughout the year. Call before riding to check on area hunting status.
Directions: Take GA 52 west from Dahlonega for 8.5 miles to
Grizzle Store. Turn right onto Nimblewill Road and continue for 2 miles. Turn
right onto Forest Service Road 28-1 and follow signs for the Bull Mountain
parking area on Forest Service Road 83.
Burgess Mountain Trail -
Length: 0.25 mile Oconee
Ranger District - Phone: 706-485-7110 Monday- Friday
Open to Hiking and Horseback Riding
Trail Features: This trail leaves a forest road and meanders on
an old roadbed to the highest point on the Oconee National Forest, 645 feet.
Horses are allowed on trail.
Directions: From Eatonton, take the Godfrey Highway (county
road 213) north for 4 miles to Forest Service Road 1120. Turn left on Forest
Service Road 1120 and go about 1.4 miles to the trailhead.
Kinnard Creek Trail -
Length: 5.0 miles Oconee
Ranger District - Phone: 706-485-7110 Monday- Friday
Open to Hiking and Horseback Riding
Trail Features: From Concord Hunt Camp to Horse Hunt Camp, this
easy trail traverses piney woods and bottoms including a stand of old-growth
loblolly pine. You will find this trail is perfect for a leisurely horseback
ride.
Directions: Take GA 16 west from Monticello for 6.3 miles to
Concord Church Road. Turn left and go 1.6 miles to Concord Hunt Camp
Ladyslipper Trail -
Length: 6.2 miles Chattooga
Ranger District - Phone: 706-754-6221 Monday - Friday
Open to Hiking and Horseback Riding
Trail Features: This horse and foot trail winds up and down
hillsides through wooded areas. Wildflowers bloom abundantly along the trail in
the spring and summer. You will also find several panoramic views along the
trail.
Directions: Take U.S. 441/GA 365 north from Cornelia to
Clarkesville exit (GA 197). Turn right on Old 197, at second stop sign, turn
right onto Dicks Hill Parkway. Go 0.8 mile and turn left on Forest Service Road
59 (Lake Russell Road). Turn left to Nancytown Lake and follow signs to parking.
Trailhead is 0.2 mile on paved road behind the gate.
Ocmulgee River Trail -
Length: 2.5 miles Oconee
Ranger District - Phone: 706-485-7110 Monday- Friday
Open to Hiking and Horseback Riding
Trail Features: This hiking and horse trail follows flat, piney
woods along the Ocmulgee River.
Directions: Take GA 83 south from Monticello for about 13
miles. Turn north on Forest Service Road 1099 and go about 1 mile to the
Ocmulgee Flats.
South Fork Trail - Length:
2.6 miles Cohutta
Ranger District - Phone: 706-695-6736 Monday- Friday
Open to Hiking, Horseback Riding and Mountain Bikes
Trail Features: From its southern end near a horse camping
area, the trail winds through fields and hardwood forests along the south fork
of the Jacks River. It fords the river once before ending at Forest Service Road
126A. Wildlife sightings are a common occurrence in the grassy meadows. This is
a good ride for novice mountain bikers and horse riders. The Benton MacKaye
hiking trail merges with this trail for a short distance.
Directions: Take GA 5 northwest from Blue Ridge for about 4
miles. Turn left (west) at the Watson Gap directional sign onto Old GA 2 and
travel 10.5 miles to the
4-way intersection at Watson Gap. Turn left onto Forest Service Road 64 and go
4.2 miles to the trailhead. Parking is available just past the trailhead in the
Jacks River Field camping area.
Windy Gap Cycle Trail -
Length: 4.1 miles Cohutta
Ranger District - Phone: 706-695-6736 Monday- Friday
Open to Hiking, Horseback Riding and Mountain Bikes
Trail Features: All-terrain vehicles permitted below Milma
Creek intersection. Beginning as a multi-purpose woods road, the trail
eventually changes to a narrow, steep pathway as it climbs 2,000 feet to the top
of Grassy Mountain, ending at an upper trailhead on Forest Service Road 68.
Follow the trail up a narrow ridge line and ford a high mountain stream to
complete the trip. Much of the trail is steep, narrow, and rocky.
Directions: Take U.S. 411 north from Chatsworth for 4 miles.
Turn right (east) at the traffic light in Eton and go about 4.3 miles. Turn left
on Forest Service Road 218 (Muskrat Road) and travel 3 miles to the lower
trailhead. To reach the upper trailhead, follow directions to Songbird Trail in
this guide, but continue on Forest Service Road 68 an additional 0.4 mile.
Experience horseback riding, wildlife, a water
slide, miniature golf, special events and other family-oriented fun at
Mountain Lakes Resort Cabin
Rentals in the beautiful and majestic north Georgia mountains.
Wildlife Management Areas for
Horseback Riding
Region 1 - Phone 706-295-6041
Cohutta WMA Trail Features:
95,200 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Firearms Shooting Range, Field
Trail Access, Hiking, Bird Watching, Picnicking, Observation
Tower, Horseback Riding - Located 15 miles northwest of Ellijay
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA Trail Features: 16,400 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Interpretive Trail, Hiking, Bird
Watching, Field Trail Access, Picnicking,
Horseback Riding
- Located 5 miles southwest of Lafayette
John's Mountain WMA Trail Features:
24,000 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Firearms Shooting Range, Field
Trail Access, Hiking, Bird Watching, Picnicking and Observation Tower, Horseback
Riding - Located 12 miles northeast of Calhoun
Rich Mountain WMA Trail Features:
22,000 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Archery Range, Field Trail Access,
Canoe Access, Hiking, Bird Watching, Picnicking, Horseback Riding - Located
11 miles northwest of Ellijay
Region 2 - Phone 770-535-5700
Blue Ridge WMA Trail Features:
38,900 acres. Hunting, Camping, Interpretive Trail, Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Picnicking, Horseback
Riding - Located 10 miles north of Dahlonega
Lake Russell WMA Trail Features:
17,300 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Picnicking and Horseback
Riding - Located 6 miles southwest of Toccoa
Region 3 - Phone 706-595-4222
Di-Lane WMA - Trail Features:
8100 acres. Hunting, Camping, Interpretive Trail, Fishing, Hiking, Bird
Watching, Field Trail Access, Horseback Riding - Located 10 miles south of
Waynesboro
Redlands WMA Trail Features:
37,500 acres. Hunting, Camping, Archery Range and Firearms Shooting Range,
Observation Tower, Boat Ramp, Canoe Access, Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching,
Picnicking, Horseback Riding - Located 4 miles north of Greensboro
Yuchi WMA Trail Features:
7800 acres. Hunting, Camping, Firearms Shooting Range, Boat Ramp, Canoe
Access, Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Horseback Riding - Located 15 miles
southeast of Waynesboro
Region 4 - Phone 478-825-6354
Charlie Elliott
Wildlife Center Trail Features:
6400 acres. Hunting, Camping, Fishing, Firearms Shooting Range,
Boat Ramp, Canoe Access, Interpretive Trail, Hiking, Bird Watching, Field
Trail Access, Picnicking, Horseback Riding - Located 3 miles south of
Mansfield
Region 5 - Phone 229-430-4254
Albany Nursery (Lawrence Pearce) - 229-430-4256 Trail Features:
Hunting, Interpretive Trail, Bird Watching, Field Trail Access, Canoe
Access, Horseback Riding - Located 10 miles west of Albany
Flint River WMA - 229-430-4254
Trail Features:
2300 acres. Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Horseback Riding -
Located 10 miles south of Montezuma
Hannahatchee Creek WMA
- 229-430-4254 Trail Features:
5600 acres. Hunting, Camping, Firearms Shooting Range, Hiking, Bird Watching
and Horseback Riding - Located 5 miles northwest of Richland
Mayhaw WMA Trail Features:
4700 acres. Hunting, Camping, Firearms Shooting Range, Hiking, Bird
Watching, Horseback Riding - Located 3 miles northwest of Colquitt
Region 6 - Phone 229-426-5267
Tuckahoe WMA Trail Features:
15,100 acres. Hunting, Camping, Boat Ramp, Canoe Access, Fishing, Bird
Watching and Horseback Riding - Located 10 miles east of Sylvania
State Parks
A. H. Stephens Historic Park
- 456 Alexander St., Crawfordville, GA 30631 -Office Phone
(706) 456-2602 at
8 am - 5 pm -
Park Hours
- 7 am - 10 pm Historic Site
Hours -
Tues-Sat at 9 am - 5 pm and Sun at 2-5 pm Park Amenities
- 1177 acres12-mile
horseback riding trailsJr.
Olympic pool - fee3
picnic shelters3
miles of walking nature trailsADA
accessible trail2
fishing lakesseasonal
fishing and pedal boat rentalsprivate,
electric-motor boats only allowed - 10 HP motor limits Historic Site Amenities
- A Confederate Museum with
one of the finest collections of Civil War artifacts in Georgia, including
uniforms and documents. Stephens' home, Liberty Hall, is renovated to its
1875 style, fully furnished and open for tours.
Admission:
$1.50 - $3. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
in Darien, 3 miles east of I-95 Exit #49
F. D. Roosevelt State Park - 2970 GA Hwy. 190, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 Office Phone (706) 663-4858
- Sat-Thurs
8 am - 5 pm and Fri 8 am - 10 pm
Park Hours - 7 am - 10 pm Amenities
-
9049 acres20-mile horseback
riding trailhorseback riding stableshorse rentalsPark
is deeply rooted in the historical era of President F. D. RooseveltSeveral
structures were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the great
depression2 picnic shelters1 group shelter
that seats 85 peopletrading post2 lakesboat dockfishing boats for rentfishing
lake
Liberty
Bell swimming poolbeach37
miles of hiking and backpacking trails including Pine Mountain TrailDowdell’s KnobFDR’s picnic spot. Located
just off I-85 near Callaway, west of Warm Springs on GA Route 190, or south
of Pine Mountain off U.S. Hwy 27.
Park Facilities Map and Driving Directions Map
Enjoy 37 miles of
scenic trails of the north Georgia mountains at
Fort Mountain Stables. Horseback
riding adventures 7 days a week for children and adults.
Most trails wind through hardwood forest and blueberry thickets, occasionally
crossing streams and providing spectacular vistas.
Ft. Mountain State Park -
181 Fort Mountain Park Rd., Chatsworth, GA 30705 Office Phone (706)
695-2621 at
8 am - 5 pm
Park Hours - 7 am - 10 pm Amenities
-
3712 acres25 miles horseback
riding trailsLocated
in the Chattahoochee National Forests and close to the Cohutta Wilderness
ForestFeatures
ancient 855 foot-long rock wall that stands on the highest mountain point7
picnic shelters1 group shelter
that seats 80 people17-acre lake
with swimming beachseasonal
pedal and fishing boat rentalsseasonal
miniature golf25-mile mountain
bike trail - fee14 miles of
nature hiking and backpacking trailsaccessibility
for mobility-impairedparty facilities Located
8 miles east of Chatsworth via GA Hwy 52. Take I-75 Exit #333
off I-75 toward GA Hwy.
Park Facilities Map and Driving Directions Map
Hard Labor Creek State Park - P. O. Box
247, Rutledge, GA 30663
Office Phone (706) 557-3001 at
8 am - 5 pm - Park
Hours - 7
am - 10 pm
Amenities
- 5804 acres22-mile horseback riding trails12 equestrian campsites30
horse stallshorse riding ring18-hole golf course
with pro shop and rental carts2 lakesfishingseasonal canoe, pedal and fishing boats for rentswimming beachbath house2.5 miles of
nature hiking trails Note: Park closed on 1/8 - 1/9/2008 for managed firearms deer
hunts. Location - Take
I-20 Exit #105 into Rutledge and go 3 miles on Fairplay Road
Park Facilities Map and Driving Directions Map
Watson Mill Bridge State Park - 650 Watson Mill Rd., Comer, GA 30629
Office
Phone
(706) 783-5349 at
8 am - 5 pm
Park Hours - 7 am - 10 pm
Amenities
-
1018 acres12 miles horseback riding trailscamping areas and stalls, (no horse rentals)fishing
lake for catfish, bass and bream5-acre mill pondseasonal
canoe and pedal boat rentals5-mile bicycle trails7
miles of hiking trailsWatson
Mill Covered
Bridge Located
3 miles south of Comer off GA Hwy 22.
Georgia
has abundant Wildlife
Management Areas, State Park and Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests horseback
riding locations.
These trails show off the beauty Georgia Forests and Parks offer. Use
any multi-user trails or roads shared with motor vehicles with extreme
caution. Due
to various hunting seasons, please call the WMA locations before horseback riding in
those areas. Call the
U.S. Forests Office at 770-536-0541 for hunting dates and more info.
12-mile
horseback riding trails
