I live on the Fall Line in Georgia or the transition from the Coastal Plain (formerly under the ocean) to the Piedmont region of rolling hills. There are quite a few ridges of hills all around giving way to the flatlands to the southeast or the mountains to the northwest. Most of the local hills are short and steep. The longest climbs are under 2 miles. There are some flat rides along the ridge tops, but most routes are gently to moderately rolling. Others are full of hills too steep to carry speed up from the previous downhill. There are plenty of well paved rural roads with light traffic and also a great network of unpaved roads. The mountain biking is classic east coast with lots of tight, twisty, rooty climbs amongst the trees.