Welcome to Tumbling Creek
Tumbling Creek Woods is a 77-acre wooded
area with a wetland fed by Tumbling Creek. The property is adjacent to the
University's Oakwood campus and owned by the University of North Georgia Foundation. The area
encompasses a range of habitats to include woodlands featuring oak, hickory,
and southern pines, as well as a
beaver-impounded wetland. The woodland and riparian areas of the
Tumbling Creek woodland are interlaced with 3.5 miles of
mapped trails.
Tumbling Creek Woods is in the Piedmont physiographic province of Georgia. Details about the Piedmont province are provided by the New Georgia Encyclopedia as is a map of the Physiographic Provinces of Georgia. The Piedmont is found between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Upper Coastal Plain.
The trails within Tumbling Creek Woods are used by
hikers and by the Southeast Off-Road Bicycle Organization (SORBA).
Information about the Gainesville
Chapter of SORBA is available from their web site. “The University
Trail” is rated for beginner cyclists. The twisty trail is relatively
flat and offers challenges with sharp, tree-edged turns and plenty of
dips and roots. It is a good trail to introduce someone to mountain
biking.
Additional information about the University is available at the UNG web site.
Dr. John Hamilton, Webmaster