Originally Posted by
bykemike
Well thanks for the birthday wish! You live close to some of the best riding country in the SE. I take every opportunity I can to ride the Pisgah area of the Parkway and the surrounding roads. I need to try Helen GA area at some point.
The St Aug area is ok to ride in, pretty flat and absolute hell in mid summer. The Gainesville Fl area is nicer, maybe hotter though.
Yes, Gainesville is nice if you can find some trails. Hawthorne Trail is great, it’s possible to do a 40 mile round trip through Payne’s Prairie. Roads getting too busy, but now it’s pretty empty.
Summers are a bit brutal here. Not uncommon to be over 100 with the humidity. I either go early, or late in the day.