Dahlonega Active and Adventure Travel Guide

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By Alistair Wearmouth
  • Start your Appalachian Trail odyssey from Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the country's classic through-hiking route. Of course, if you don't have six months to hike the trail's more than 2,100 miles, you can enjoy a day hike or overnight trip for an AT sampler.
  • Get some L'Alpe d'Huez-style conditioning on the 6 Gap Century or 3 Gap 50 rides, Tour de France-worthy routes up and down six of Georgia's steepest peaks. (The toughest climb, Hogpen Gap, tests even the fittest riders, averaging a 7 percent grade for seven miles, with sections as steep as 15 percent). The competitive rides take place every September, while recreational riders usually brave the routes spring through fall.
  • Ride miles of varied single- and doubletrack within Chattahoochee National Forest, including ridges, rails, and tunnels of mountain laurel on Bull Mountain.
  • Slow down and tour the vineyards of northern Georgia's wine country. Six regional estates offer tastings, tours, and romantic perches from which to admire the rolling scenery of the southern Appalachians.
  • Take a lazy float down the scenic Chestatee River in a canoe, inner tube, or "funyak." Stop for lunch at Big Bend Beach and watch for sunning turtles, otters, ospreys, and the occasional riffling rapid. For rentals, shuttles, and guided day and overnight paddling trips, check out Appalachian Outfitters.

Dahlonega Travel Guide

Dahlonega is a Cherokee word meaning "precious yellow." In 1828, according to legend, a trapper named Benjamin Parks stubbed his toe on a rock and uncovered a vein of gold here that quickly brought prospectors streaming into these hills. A town called Dahlonega suddenly appeared—America's first mining boomtown. The gold craze changed Cherokee culture forever. Read More

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Hotels

Cedar House Inn and Yurts

6463 Hwy. 19 North
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Map

Distance: 4.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Hiker Hostel

7693 Hwy. 19 N.
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Map

Distance: 7.5 mi.
(from destination center)

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Pura Vida USA

400 Blueberry Hill
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Map

Distance: 7.5 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Six Gap - Three Gap Bike Ride

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Dahlonega, Georgia

Distance: 0.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: A pair of road rides through the hilly terrain of northern Georgia, these events are sponsored by... Read More
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Springer Mountain

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Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Distance: 27.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Springer Mountain is world famous as the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail (AT), a... Read More
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Three Sisters Vineyard

PO Box 3
439 Vineyard Way
Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

Distance: 7.7 mi. (from destination center)
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Airports

Major Airports near Dahlonega

Distance (mi.)
Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 66.2 map
Birmingham International Airport 172.1 map
Charlotte Douglas Airport 179.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Dahlonega

Distance (mi.)
Chattanooga Lovell Field 77.2 map
Knoxville Mc Ghee Tyson Airport 88.1 map
Greer Greenville/Spartanburg Airport 93.7 map

Flight Deals to Dahlonega

Originating From
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) $147
Memphis (MEM) to Atlanta (ATL) $151
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Atlanta (ATL) $155
Kansas City (MKC) to Atlanta (ATL) $156
New Orleans (MSY) to Atlanta (ATL) $156

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