Bear Creek/Mountaintown

in:

Chattahoochee National Forest - Conasauga Ranger District

near:

Ellijay, Georgia

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printable map Last Trail Update: 2025-09-18

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Hours:


Maps:


Routes:
2010 Drama Queen (Long Option) - 51.46 mi
2010 Drama Queen (Short Option) - 35.76 mi
Bear Creek - 12.61 mi
Bear Creek - Mountaintown Loop - 22.35 mi
Ellijay Big Loop - 34.61 mi
Mulberry Gap - Bear Creek, P1 and P2 - 18.36 mi
Mulberry Gap - Bear Creek, P1, P2 and P3 - 25.80 mi
Original Firewater 50 - 42.09 mi

Trailheads:
Bear Creek Lower Parking Lot
Bear Creek Upper Parking Lot
Gates Chapel Road Parking Area
Upper Mountaintown Creek

Total Mileage: (note)
Hiking Trail - 1.37 mi
Bike Trail - 9.00 mi
Dirt/Gravel Road - 50.39 mi
Unmaintained Road - 1.21 mi

Trails:
Barnes Creek - 0.04 mi
Bear Creek/Mountaintown Connector - 1.33 mi
Bear Creek Cutoff - 0.16 mi
Bear Creek Loop Trail - 0.58 mi
Bear Creek Spur - 0.30 mi

AKA:	Bear Creek Switchbacks

Bear Creek Trail - 2.40 mi
Mountaintown Creek Trail - 5.57 mi

Roads:
Bear Creek Campground Lot - 0.06 mi
Cragitown Road (Unexplored) - 3.82 mi
Craigtown Road - 0.28 mi
FS241 - 2.09 mi

AKA:	Bear Creek Camp Road

FS286 - 0.52 mi

AKA:

Land Road

FS304 - 5.35 mi

AKA:	Bear Creek Loop Trail Little Bear Creek Road

FS64 - 13.95 mi

AKA:	Three Forks Road

FS68 - 11.71 mi

AKA:	Conasauga Lake Road Potato Patch Road

FS90 - 1.66 mi

AKA:	Barnes Creek Road

Harper Creek Road - 0.71 mi
Riggs Road - 1.94 mi (Private)

AKA:	Hills Lake Road

Stillwell Road - 2.55 mi
Whitecliff Drive - 1.62 mi
Whitecliff Drive (Private) - 0.56 mi (Private)
Wolfpen Gap Road - 1.34 mi
Zion Hill Road (Unpaved) - 2.22 mi
FS425 - 1.21 mi
Alpine Court - 0.21 mi
Ellington Road - 0.28 mi
Flat Branch Road - 5.15 mi
Gates Chapel Road - 5.35 mi
Harold Pritchett Road - 1.50 mi
Harold Pritchett Road (Unexplored) - 1.41 mi
Legion Road - 2.21 mi
McCutchen Street - 0.77 mi
Mountaintown Road - 2.56 mi
North Avenue - 0.18 mi (Residential)
Old Hwy 5 (Hwy 515 to Hwy 392) - 6.76 mi
Old Ridge Road - 0.40 mi
Orchard Road - 0.85 mi
Pleasant Grove Road - 1.31 mi
Pleasant Hill Road - 2.09 mi
Shrine Club Drive - 0.14 mi
Weeks Road - 1.47 mi
Zion Hill Road - 3.02 mi

Points of Interest:
Bear Creek Overlook
Gennett Poplar
Barnes Creek Falls
Mountaintown Overlook