The Most UNDERATED State for Mountain Biking? Descending Steep Georgia MTB Trails

Jumps, loam, rocks, and steeps. Do Georgia's trails stack up with the best of them? This area may not have the elevation of other renowned mountain bike destinations but offers great dirt, creative trail building and a dedicated mountain bike community. Today Brendan and I hit some of my favorite riding that we are lucky enough to call our local ride.
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-Drew

[@evancoulter3150]

Dang Rope Mill is looking primeee rn!

[@thecoasterguy7367]

This isn’t ripe mill

[@SemiSendy]

I've met Brendan out there at Rope Mill ;). That bar turn on the first slab of Moe's was FIRE. Headed out there for some laps tomorrow! Hope ya'll saved some dingle berries fer meh.

[@drew.blanks]

Haha! Thanks man. Left a few for ya :)

[@damonc2991]

I really like this style of video, Keep them coming!!

[@Rammerjammer_83]

Wow! You guys were flying down that hill!! Crazy!!

[@timwall9202]

He speeds the video up, try .75

[@eos538]

We've got some great trails but I wish there were some more sustained descents off the top of the big 4,000 footers. Seems like there's a lot of untapped potential up in the mountains.

[@drew.blanks]

I've always thought that as well. GA has come along way since I started riding 10 years ago. It may be a few years, but I think we will see some great trails come of the area you're talking about

[@ACBYT]

They're there, just not very publicized...

[@DrewJ79]

I liked the blackberry scene bro. Anytime I see blackberries when I'm riding i have stop and eat a couple, and thanks for sharing...LOL

[@Don-Michael]

Watched this vid to get me ready for my first time down Pine tomorrow

[@jamesconnell323]

I always go to Big Creek. I didn’t know Rope Mill had steep runs like that.

[@pumallow5703]

Lanier Lake, give me them bonus points.

[@LDubsChannel]

Fast riding bro! Keep ‘em coming

[@chrismccoy4146]

I ride bikes.I hit jumps and drops and thought I was a good rider.I trail run a lot more and I found theses trails on a run one day and it’s the steepest shit I’ve ever seen!I can’t believe how fast and smooth you ride this stuff.Like the rock slab section on the first trail or the part where you went right and the other rider went left on the second trail.That stuff is crazy on a bike!The one that goes straight down from the summit and has the big step up at the end looks like the gnarliest one to me,according to my garmin it drops 650 ft in .6 miles.Sick stuff man

[@sdskates3707]

Love your channel.

[@drew.blanks]

SD Skates thanks man!

[@EvanShowsMTB]

Where's this at in GA?

[@treyfort4805]

Brandon is quite the safety hazard isn't he? Lol jokes aside he is pretty cool, and a great judge of whip-off contests. You will have to ask him about that one as well

[@SolidCim01]

Great riding! Keep it up!

[@AidanChen7]

I love these videos keep em coming!!!💪

[@sebastiendoucet06]

MTB4 LIFE ya they’re so sick

[@AidanChen7]

@@sebastiendoucet06 yep

[@kadenadams2007]

i recomend the mimic power expert saddle btw. its a great saddle, very comfy on the tank

[@stantonbedwell8986]

Love your vids man... haven’t been out there since some of the new lines have been cut. Anything too burly for hardtail?

[@therealsteen]

Most of the difficulty of these come from how steep they are. There aren't too many 'hard-hits' or drops, but it's plenty chunky - and steep AF. Great trails for some gnar in 'Metro Atlanta'

[@drew.blanks]

Might be a lil rough in sections but you can shred it on a hardtail. Run whatcha brung!

[@kawtarhazili3216]

bon courage et bravoo video rai33 yastahi9 mochahada mogamara rai3a

[@chadtaylor805]

Awesome video 👍👌

[@danielcodreanu3390]

Love your video

[@surajbarot]

Let’s go ride the Ranger Trails in Dahlonega together

[@kylepierce1464]

Pleaseeeee tell me the road y’all parked off of. I’ve got the exact bike as you (that’s what drew me to your channel). My buddy and I have to hit these trails at some point this summer.

[@phillipjohnson2244]

Allatoona......is the name of that lake

[@drew.blanks]

2 bonus points for you sir... and thanks for watching until the end!

[@therealsteen]

Allatoona! The cove next to the parking is great for chillin after a ride. Weekends can be busy on the lake tho

[@topspot4834]

Woulda passed out if I saw that snake (I'm a city boy)!

[@pablorojas9921]

Nice channel, I live in Buford so I’ll find my way to those trails, they look very similar to what I’m used to. If you go to Chile I can show you some trails in there, but while I live in GA, I’ll guess I’ll follow your channel to see more good trails. Add you to insta too!

[@adrianbradford78]

Hey.. I'm in suwanee. New to this.. want to show a rookie the ropes?

[@jacobmartin1148]

Hey I was just wondering where this is in GA. I’m a local here but have no clue where this is. It looks so sick!

[@drew.blanks]

Shoot me a message on insta!

[@LuisMora1es]

@@drew.blanks how do I access this trail?? I know what street and mountain your on I’ve just never done this descent.

[@allencolby]

Bro, this looks amazing. Only descents I know in GA are way north or some hidden ones near sope. Gotta figure out where this is.

[@MountianbikeG]

Where might these hidden sope ones be?

[@allencolby]

@@MountianbikeG there's a couple of old trails off white water creek. Not maintained and need a lot of clearing. Sope is technically pedestrian only, i just go early when no one is there.

[@MountianbikeG]

@@allencolby I gotcha, i'll poke around on strava. Couldn't be worse than the current state of some of the pine mt. trails?

[@allencolby]

@@MountianbikeG not sure. Haven't done Pine Mountain, but it's got some hike a bike sections for sure.

[@MountianbikeG]

@@allencolby Definitely hit up pine. Its rough and blown out but also has some loamy sections. Climb is a little tough but worth it. I suggest moe's meat, creampie, and descending the climb trail.

[@everywherelocal]

yeah! 🙃

[@Backyardcrawler]

Allatona and Pine Mtn east loop

[@loganstanchec8549]

That’s rope mill

[@georgegibson07]

What trail

[@ACBYT]

You ridden at Lake Russell WMA? Just found the spiciest stretch of trail I've seen in GA, it rivals anything I've ever ridden in NC.

[@drew.blanks]

I havent! Heard good things about it. Im living in Utah these days but will have to check it out when i visit GA! Love some spicy trail

[@UnapologeticAmerican-ey2wf]

I ride at Lake Russell fairly often. Where did you find the gnar out there? I seek the gnar…

[@ACBYT]

@@UnapologeticAmerican-ey2wf climb until you can climb no more, then look around

[@nazimmeghani6513]

Where is it located ?

[@donovanhendrix9857]

are these the rope mill trails you can find online or are these secret trails

[@user-pd1bi5np1t]

ur content is always amazing looool do you have any extra bikes ur willing to give away it would mean the world to me

[@DK-dk3gm]

Hey bud, are you riding a 35mm or 32mm stem? I'm considering switching from a 45mm to a 35mm on my 27.5" but am worried about losing climbing performance

[@drew.blanks]

I am running a 35mm stem. The reason I went with such a short stem is because I am riding a larger frame size and wanted my reach as short as possible. It does make the steering a little snappier as well.

[@mannyn1400]

Where is this?

[@Ginger_shredman]

where are these trails they look sick to ride.

[@JulesPbtProd]

Nice ! Where is that place ? :o

[@thebeardedman-drenaline5546]

Sub'd🤙

[@calisthenicrunner7080]

What trail system were those?

[@col8773]

Wen you going back to blankets

[@pizarro704]

and this is where? no vid by the way

[@shredlifeadventures9888]

Yo drew what is this place called?!

[@josesegoviano8366]

What’s the name of the park ?

[@englishsupaman9459]

You run carbon rims??

[@kaitlynash9412]

What Trails is that??

[@tweaker_on_a_bike9809]

where is this ? i live in WNC and would love to ride this.

[@drew.blanks]

Shoot me a message on insta if you’re interested in riding them. They aren’t illegal but some sections are on private property

[@valerie8376]

What bike do you have ?

[@drew.blanks]

in this video, 2019 specialized stumpjumper

[@markkligerman6861]

I stopped the video a little after 4 minutes to see what I think is a Cartersville sign... I'll keep watching to see if I can figure out where this is.

[@markkligerman6861]

Stopped again at 6:20. I think this is Pine Log

[@markkligerman6861]

OK Pine Mountain, right?

[@loganstanchec8549]

This is rope mill

[@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5]

Be nice if you actually said where the trails are at.

[@snombrero1696]

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