Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: Matt on October 02, 2008, 10:54:08 AM
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Anyone go to Burts Pumpkin farm? I will be heading up soon, its right across from the amicolola trails. If anyone is going up that way let me know.
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We've been the last 8 years. Definitely worth the trip.
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Agreed. Me and Jessica have gone every year for the past 6. It is extremely crowded but its worth it to get one of their pumpkin rolls.
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Anyone go to Burts Pumpkin farm? I will be heading up soon, its right across from the amicolola trails. If anyone is going up that way let me know.
really? Where at man? We can get some pumpkins and wheel a little too
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Here is directions. Let me know when. This saturday is no good but sunday or next weekend I am good.
Directions from Atlanta:
Take Ga. 400 N out of Atlanta to highway 136. Turn left on hwy 136W.Take 136W to 183N, then 183N to highway 52. Turn right on to 52E. We are located 1/2 mile on your right from the highway 183/52 intersection on highway 52.
Directions from Marietta:
Take I75N to 575N, 575N will change in to 515N. Take 515N to 108, turn right on to 108E. Follow 108E in to highway 53E. Take 53E to 183N. Then 183N to hwy 52. Turn right on to highway 52E. We are located 1/2 mile on your right from the highway 183/52 intersection on highway 52.
Directions from Dalton/Chattanooga:
Take I75S and exit on 336. Go east on 76/52 Dalton Bypass to highway 52. Turn right on to 52E and go to Chatsworth and turn right on to 411S. Take 411S to Ga. 282. Turn left on to 282E and follow it to Ellijay. At Ellijay take 52E, we are located on highway 52, 18 miles from Ellijay on the right.
Directions from Rome/Calhoun:
Take 53E to 183. Turn right on to 183N to highway 52. Turn right on to 52E. We are located 1/2 mile on your right from the highway 183/52 intersection on highway 52.
Directions from Athens/Gainsville:
Take 129N to Gainsville. In Gainsville take 53W to Ga. 400, turn right on to 400N.Take Ga. 400 N to highway 136. Turn left on hwy 136W. Take 136W to 183N Then 183N to hwy 52. Turn right on to highway 52E. We are located 1/2 mile on your right from the highway 183/52 intersection on highway 52.
(http://www.burtsfarm.com/offlinepages/Location_files/Map.jpg)
Its is directly across the road from the Amicolola State park entrance.
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Peanut Brittle, Apple Bread an Wheelbarrows FTW!
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Ah roger that. I know where then. Well Megan has to work Sunday so she is out and next weekend we are in Vegas. I will talk to her tonight and let you know.
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Anyone go to Burts Pumpkin farm? I will be heading up soon, its right across from the amicolola trails. If anyone is going up that way let me know.
really? Where at man? We can get some pumpkins and wheel a little too
Hey Jeremy,
Taking the kids to Burts in the TJ. I know you've been many times, so where is the best place to ride/enter/exit at Amicalola?
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Keep on going down 52 headed East.
Take a left onto Nimblewill Church Rd
Take a left onto Nimblewill Gap Rd
This takes you on a nice scenic back gravel road, you avoid going into the actual park and park employees that want you to pay to go through the park (trails are not part of park).
Nimblewill Gad Rd is just a gravel rd that climbs up the mountain, 2wd all the way here, but feel free to pull off to the right and hangout by the River. There is a closed Forest Rd to your right after it turns to gravel but it is not closed till after the Creek crossing so it makes a for a nice parking spot.. Then at the top it intersects with Old Buctown Rd (straight ahead) and Amicallua Mt Rd (to the left). Old Bucktown has some good wash outs so its fun to ride down it aways, then turn around and come back up. Amicallua also is fun, some water holes that I had no probably in the 2 dr JK when I had the crappy street 32" tires on. The further you go up Amicallua the more trails there are. I have not been down all of them (actual roads on the map, not illegal trails) but hope to one day.
Point A on the map is somewhere near the Pumpkin patch I think, and Point B is where the intersection of the trails is.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=34.55478,-84.253807&daddr=GA-52+to:Amicaliua+Mt+Rd&hl=en&geocode=%3BFT4jDwIdVs_6-g%3BFUgUEAIdGPz6-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&via=1&sll=34.589128,-84.209175&sspn=0.082106,0.181274&ie=UTF8&ll=34.593509,-84.208145&spn=0.082102,0.181274&z=13
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Nice Doug, thanks for the invite :o
BTW sending you a PM.
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Nice Doug, thanks for the invite :o
BTW sending you a PM.
LOL! Sorry- {;-(} Taking the Tahoe now, no time to change the creepy's and spyder locks over to the BFG MT's tonight, and she wants to leave by 7:30 to be there by 9, then back to the house. No jeepin tomorrow.
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Keep on going down 52 headed East.
Take a left onto Nimblewill Church Rd
Take a left onto Nimblewill Gap Rd
This takes you on a nice scenic back gravel road, you avoid going into the actual park and park employees that want you to pay to go through the park (trails are not part of park).
Nimblewill Gad Rd is just a gravel rd that climbs up the mountain, 2wd all the way here, but feel free to pull off to the right and hangout by the River. There is a closed Forest Rd to your right after it turns to gravel but it is not closed till after the Creek crossing so it makes a for a nice parking spot.. Then at the top it intersects with Old Buctown Rd (straight ahead) and Amicallua Mt Rd (to the left). Old Bucktown has some good wash outs so its fun to ride down it aways, then turn around and come back up. Amicallua also is fun, some water holes that I had no probably in the 2 dr JK when I had the crappy street 32" tires on. The further you go up Amicallua the more trails there are. I have not been down all of them (actual roads on the map, not illegal trails) but hope to one day.
Point A on the map is somewhere near the Pumpkin patch I think, and Point B is where the intersection of the trails is.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=34.55478,-84.253807&daddr=GA-52+to:Amicaliua+Mt+Rd&hl=en&geocode=%3BFT4jDwIdVs_6-g%3BFUgUEAIdGPz6-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&via=1&sll=34.589128,-84.209175&sspn=0.082106,0.181274&ie=UTF8&ll=34.593509,-84.208145&spn=0.082102,0.181274&z=13
Thanks Jeremy, awesome info, I copied and saved it all. Will do 1 day.
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So, who else wants to go? I would like to take the fam up!
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Well I am about to leave right now. Going to burts then over to dalonega with quick detour through some trails.
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Anybody got picks? I want to go get some pumpkins and see the mountains. What's the mileage from gwinnett?
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I took 2. I will post them tomorrow. The miles arent bad took less than an hour.
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Nice. Pics when you get them. The site they have BLOWS!
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Just got back. It was their peak weekend.
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Pics? What I really want to know is, is it worth a day or a couple of hours with the kids?
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Thinking about taking the crew tomorrow. Ben, you up for it? Give me a call.
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Man, I wish I would have known that. Would have gladly taken off for that. I may try to get up there by saturday. Leaves should be about right by now.
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The leaves look great. I think me and jess enjoyed the ride up more than the crowd, but we keep the tradition and its worth the ride. I will try getting those pics up tonight. Ive been busy
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Mike, I would wait until a few more weeks when the leaves are more colored for fall. Right now, they are just starting to turn and there is LOTS of green.
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The leaves look great. I think me and jess enjoyed the ride up more than the crowd, but we keep the tradition and its worth the ride. I will try getting those pics up tonight. Ive been busy
It's too bad that I didn't get to make it with you guys. I'd like to check that place out sometime.
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I was there SUnday. Chris was too...
Still too green on the trees so we didnt take the hay ride. Might go back in a few weeks. First time Id been there in a few years still the same though.
I got some pics of just the pumkins Ill see what I can find from years past.
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Well, went today. It's a 2 hour drive from my house, but we had a good time.
The pumpkin roll was tasty. We had some with dinner and threw the rest in the freezer for Turkey Day. {toast}
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so can you bring dogs?
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well Mike L was there so I guess they let dogs in.... ;)
Mike {toast}
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so can you bring dogs?
Sign at entrance says "NO PETS".
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so how did Mike get in??? :D
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so can you bring dogs?
Sign at entrance says "NO PETS".
well crap! I was in hopes to bring Montana... guess not.
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so ho did Mike get in??? :D
I was wearing a muzzle so they let me in. :D
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so ho did Mike get in??? :D
I was wearing a muzzle so they let me in. :D
LOL! I can see Scout lifting his leg on about 30 pumpkins.
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LOL! I can see Scout lifting his leg on about 30 pumpkins.
I feel like an idiot...
I kept thinking, "man why cant dogs come," and then when you posted this it hit me.....
{;-(}
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It'd suck to get home, all happy to carve a pumpkin and be thinking WTH is that smell? :D
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Yeah, that would blow. It's high-time I snag a pumpkin already. It's only gettin' closer everyday and the selections are gettin' slimmer by the day.
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Burts medium sized pumpkins were GONE. They had like 50 left when we got there.
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Yeah, I'm gonna have to track one or two down from somewhere.