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Woody Gap Recreation Area

A National Forest pull-off on GA-60 between Suches and Dahlonega where the Appalachian Trail crosses the highway. Picnic tables and a vault toilet flank both sides of the road, with open views down into the Yahoola Valley. Woody Gap is one of the six named mountain passes on the Six-Gap motorcycle loop and serves as a natural halfway point on the GA-60 run north toward Two Wheels of Suches.

Georgia
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Standalone stop
Atlas
// Why riders stop

One of the six iconic gaps on the North Georgia Six-Gap loop; free pull-off with mountain views, picnic tables, and restrooms; uncrowded compared to Neel Gap.

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