About This Trail
Jake and Bull Mountain Trail System is one of North Georgia’s major shared-use trail networks, offering extensive mileage for mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding in western Lumpkin County. The system is known for forested routes, sustained climbs and descents, natural-surface tread, and enough variety to support anything from a shorter loop to a demanding full trail day.
The trail system is especially popular with mountain bikers and equestrians, so awareness and etiquette are essential. Visitors should expect different trail users moving at different speeds, along with terrain that can feel remote and physically demanding. Route planning matters because the network includes multiple trails, intersections, and mileage options rather than one simple out-and-back.
Before visiting, check current Forest Service information, trail conditions, weather, and access roads. Carry water, navigation, and safety essentials, yield appropriately to horses and other users, and choose mileage that matches your experience and daylight.
Trail Notes
Jake and Bull Mountain is a large shared-use trail system for mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians, with longer loops, climbs, descents, and remote-feeling forest sections. Know your route before starting, yield appropriately, and avoid riding or hiking soft trails after heavy rain.
Always leave no trace, pack out everything you pack in, and if you see trash, pick it up and pack it out.
Stay on the marked trail, tell someone where you're going, pack safety and wayfinding essentials, and do not rely only on a mobile phone to find your way. Practice good trail etiquette, yield appropriately on shared-use trails, and check the trailhead kiosk, official maps, park office, or ranger office for notices about changed routes, closures, safety information, fees, and restrictions before you go.
