Middle Georgia Trail Maps

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Thomson Trails New!

   L.H.Thomson is one of Macon's oldest trails. This trail is located just west of the Middle Georgia airport. The course is behind the L.H.Thomson Company's factory at 7800 NE Industrial Boulevard. The Thomson company makes bicycle seat posts and handlebar stems for the world's top bicycle manufacturers.
   The trail is about 5 kilometers of technical single-track. Very little of this trail is level. Obstacles include log jumps, switchbacks, and steep drops. Some erosion has left exposed roots that will challenge your bike handling skills.
   The landowners would like you to sign a waiver before you hit the trail. This document helps ensure the trail stays open for future riders. Just go inside and ask about the bike trail. Park on the right side of the building and begin your ride at the gap in the fence. (Find)

Pine Log Mountain WMA New!

   Lots of trails to explore! There may be additional trails not shown on this map, but this is the recommended route. Old logging tracks may not be ridable. Beware hunters during deer season.
Thanks to Lisa and Patrick for thier assistance in producing this map.
Directions: Take I-75 North to GA-411. Turn right in White. Continue on Stamp Creek Road about 5 miles to the Ranger Station. Look for parking across the creek on the left. (Find)

Rock Hawk Trail

  There is a new trail near Lake Oconee and Eatonton with more than 11 miles of trail. The trailhead is at the Lawrence Shoals Recreation Area in Putnam County. The park has a campground, picnic pavilion, playground, boat ramp, and a beach with bathrooms. This new venue has potential, but trails are new and rough right now.
 Directions: From Eatonton, go east on GA-16 about 12 miles to Wallace Dam Road. Look for signs to the Lawrence Shoals Recreation Area. (Find)
Additional Info

North Macon Park

 Conveniently located just off Riverside Drive at Wimbish Road, this trail is short and twisty with several nice bridges across the creek. The facility has water, bathrooms, and plenty of parking. Volunteers have worked hard to restore this trail. More potential exists. Look out for some interesting plants along the trail this spring. (Find)

Central Baptist Church trails

  Walkers and bike riders are invited to share the trails on church property. Some trails are a bit sandy. Signs encourage cycling and walking, but motorized vehicles are not permitted. Located off Russell Parkway near Lake Joy Road in Warner Robins. (Find)

Georgia Children's Home

 This trail is located within the city limits of Macon on Mumford Road. The site offers both technical singletrack in a hardwood forest and fast open double track through planted pines. Wild pigs are rumoured to inhabit the area, so you'll hear it called "the pig trail". Watch out for other users; this trail is open to bikers and hikers. (Find)

Dauset Trails Nature Center

  Dauset Trails is a private, non-profit nature center with some of the best trails in Georgia. There are 1100 acres of scenic woods, fields, creeks and lakes. You can see live animals on exhibit and in the wild while you hike and bike 18 miles of trails. There is no fee for riding the trails, but they do accept donations at the visitor's center. (Find)
The nature center is open 9am-5pm, but the bike entrance is open until 10pm. Great for night riding. The trails are located just south of Indian Springs State Park on Mt Vernon Road. See their web site for directions: http://www.dausettrails.com/
After your ride visit the Village at Indian Springs.

Kiwanis Trails 

 A new trail in Griffin near the airport on South Hill Street. Enter the gate between the Kiwanis Fair Grounds and the Armory.
 The trail is very tight and twisty, but makes good use of a small wooded lot. The trail is short, but a good work-out for technical riders south of Atlanta. (Find)

Crockford Pigeon Mountain WMA

  This is a wildlife management area (WMA) in north-west Georgia where equestrians, hikers, hunters, and cyclists share a great natural resource. Pigeon Mountain was named for the passenger pigeons that once flurished here. Today these pigeon are extinct, but other wildlife can be observed on the mountain. The WMA comprises almost the entire lenght of this long flat plateau. The steep sides of the plateua provide some great overlooks into the valley below. The mountain contains numberous caves with some of the largest features in the eastern United States. (Find)

Little Rock Wildlife Ride

 Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge is located in Middle Georgia, approximately 15 miles north of Macon. From Juliette, drive east across the Ocmulgee River for about 5 miles. Look for the "Little Rock" sign on your right. The bike ride of up to six miles (12 miles round trip) is mostly on gravel roads, and is open during daylight hours year-round. A self-guiding brochure is available to interpret highlights along the 6-mile gravel road. Little Rock Wildlife Ride is open year-round during daylight hours except during deer gun hunts. Plan your ride outside of this hunting season, and inform the refuge manager that you will enjoy the forest on your bicycle. On your way home, have a home-cooked meal at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette. (Find)

Spalding Nature Center

  These trails are located just south of the Spalding Nature Center near Luna Lake. The land is mostly flat, but we are making the best use of the limited resources.
  Recent storms have taken thier toll on the hiking and biking trails at Robins Air Force Base, but the trails are open again. (Find)

Arrowhead Park

  Arrowhead Park is the largest of five parks located on the shores of Lake Tobosofkee. The park has a boat ramp, a small sandy beach, and camping facilites with RV hook-up. Tobesofkee is a 1,750 acre lake owned and operated by Bibb County near Macon.
To locate the park, drive 3 miles west of I-475 on US-80. Look for the sign at Tidwell Road. Follow Tidwell to the junction with Columbus Road; look for the park entrance on your left. (Find)

Bartram State Forest

  Just south of Milledgeville is an experimental forest with various types of pine trees. Between the groves are open grassy paths and gravel roads that are great for an easy off-road bike ride. This maze of pathways includes short sections of singletrack that will help you hone your biking skills.
From Milledgeville follow highway 441 south. Turn left onto Carl Vinson Rd at Midway Elementary School. About 1 mile down the road you'll see the entrance to Bartram Forest on the right.

Camp Thunder

  This scout camp on the Flint River has a very nice mountain bike trail. The trails here are more challenging than other sites in Middle Georgia. After a flat ride on a gravel road near the river, the trail turns up a switchback route to a mountaintop overlooking the Flint River. A 7-mile loop leads you down the "deer run" trail and over several ridges back to the canoe base. The elevation changes make this trail similar to riding in North Georgia.
   From Thomaston take Highway 74 west for about 13 miles. Look for the sign to Camp Thunder on the left. Turn left, then right onto Dripping Rocks Road. The trail starts at the Lawhorn Canoe Base. (Find)

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