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Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Georgia · Mountain biking · Near Red Bank
Expert
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 209 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Nov
- best months
Expert is a mountain biking route in Cloudland Canyon State Park in northwest Georgia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is an out-and-back that starts and ends within about half a mile of the park's center, with a total climb of about 209 feet over a mile of riding. The route is rated hard, and the steepest stretch comes early, at about 0.11 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 8%. The high point is about 1875 feet, and the low point is about 1776 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 67°F, with September and October seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Several hikes sit within about half a mile, including Barkeater, Great Eastern Trail - Lookout Mountain and Can't Hardly. Paddlers can find Sitton Gulch Creek about 2.7 miles away.
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On your way back · 2 mi
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On your way back · 14 mi
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More in Red BankBest time to go · Mar–Nov
Best time to visit Expert
Best months: March–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 29°
11 wet
Feb
49° / 31°
11 wet
Mar
58° / 39°
11 wet
Apr
68° / 47°
11 wet
May
74° / 57°
11 wet
Jun
81° / 65°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 67°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 61°
8 wet
Oct
67° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 40°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 32°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lookout Mtn-Point Park, TN, 13.8 mi away at 2,110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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