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Trails of North Georgia
441 Heritage Trail
Website: www.441heritagehighway.org (http://www.441heritagehighway.org)
Description: detour to discovery.
Approx. length: 371 miles, running through 17 counties running from Dillard in Rabun County to Fargo in Clinch County and into North Carolina and Florida.
Hwy: U.S. 441
Cities: Dillard, Mountain City, Clayton, Tallulah Falls, Cornelia, Homer, Commerce, Athens, Millegeville, Dublin & Douglas
Georgia Mountains Parkway Trail
Website: www.georgiahighcountry.org/gmp (http://www.georgiahighcountry.org/gmp)
Description: GA Highway 515/U.S. Highway 76 route is a favorite from Atlanta to the Georgia Mountains. The communities along this scenic four-lane offer outdoor activities such as whitewater rafting, tubing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, camping and boating. Nostalgic towns, seasonal festivals, and an excursion train beckon you from the route for an extended stay in Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
Approx. Mileage: 50 miles
Highways: GA Hwy 515/U.S. 76
Cities: Jasper, East Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Morganton
Antebellum Trail
Website: www.antebellumtrail.org (http://www.antebellumtrail.org/)
Description: The Antebellum Trail is a 100-mile trek through seven communities that virtually escaped Yankee General Sherman's burning march through Georgia
Approx. Mileage: 100 miles
Highways: US Hwy. 441 and US Hwy. 22
Cities: Athens, Watkinsville, Madison, Eatonton, Milledgeville, Old Clinton, Macon
Atlanta Campaign Trail
Website: www.gcwht.org (http://www.gcwht.org)
Description: Travel the Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign route and experience the Civil War heritage throughout NW Georgia
Approx. Mileage: 120-150 miles
Highways: US Hwy. 41, GA Hwy. 2, GA Hwy. 201, GA Hwy. 136, GA Hwy. 293, GA Hwy. 92
Cities: Ringgold, Varnell, Tunnel Hill, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Halls, Kingston, Cassville, Cartersville, Dallas
Blue & Gray Trail
Website: www.blueandgraytrail.com (http://www.blueandgraytrail.com)
Description: A self guided Civil War tour to over 60 battlefields, National Parks, and museums.
Approx. Mileage: 140-150 miles
Highways: Interstate 75, US Hwy. 27, GA 136, US Hwy. 41, US Hwy. 411, GA Hwy. 92, US Hwy. 20, US Hwy. 140
Cities: Chattanooga, Fort Oglethorpe, LaFayette, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Varnell, Dalton, Resaca, Rome, Adairsville, Kingston, Cassville, Cartersville, Dallas (Kennesaw, Marietta, Lithia Springs, Roswell, Atlanta – other region)
Chieftain’s Trail
Website: www.chieftainstrail.com (http://www.chieftainstrail.com)
Description: Exploring Native American Heritage in NW GA
Approx. Mileage: 150 miles
Highways: U.S. Hwy. 27 Alt., U.S. Hwy. 27, U.S. 411, GA. Hwy. 5, U.S. Hwy. 52, U.S. Hwy. 76, GA Hwy. 53
Cities: Carrollton, Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Jasper, Chatwsorth, Rossville, Dalton, Douglasville, Lithia Springs
Covered Bridge Trail
Website: www.n-georgia.com/coveredbridges.htm (http://www.n-georgia.com/coveredbridges.htm)
Description: To preserve & promote the last 15 on the many covered bridges that once existed in Georgia.
Approx. Mileage: 1000 miles
Hwy: US 411, US 27, US 19 US 441
Cities: Thomaston, Pine Mountain, Blakely, Atlanta, Watkinsville, Cartersville, Conyers, Gainesville, Cumming, Helen
Georgia Civil War Commission Proposed Hell Hole Battlefield Trail
Description: Driving trail through important Civil War battle sites – scheduled to open next year
Approx. Mileage: Unknown
Highways: Lies on the north Georgia development corridor along Interstate 75
Cities: Paulding and Bartow counties
Georgia’s Old Dixie Highway Trail
Website: www.dixiehighway.org (http://www.dixiehighway.org/)
Description: Proposed trail to create a new heritage tourism product based on the first planned automobile tour route from Chattanooga to Marietta. The heritage tourism product is a self-guided tour.
Approx. Mileage: 85-90 miles
Highways: U.S. Hwy. 41
Cities: Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Emerson, Allatoona, Acworth, Kennesaw and Marietta.
Gold City Tour
Website: theblueridgehighlander.com/scenic_drives/north_georgia/gold_city_tour/index.html (http://theblueridgehighlander.com/scenic_drives/north_georgia/gold_city_tour/index.html)
Highways: GA Hwy 9, GA Hwy 60, US 19, GA Hwy 180, GA Hwy 515
Cities: Dahlonega, Suches, Blairsville
Lookout Mountain Parkway
Website: www.tourdekalb.com/lookoutmountainparkway.htm (http://www.tourdekalb.com/lookoutmountainparkway.htm)
Description: A tri-state AutoRoute along 100 miles of scenic Lookout Mountain that cuts through the northwestern corner of Georgia's Historic High Country.
Approx. Mileage: 15-20 miles
Cities: Lookout Mountain
Northeast Georgia Foothills Trail
Description: Self-guided driving tour offering views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Approx. Mileage: 250 miles
Hwy: Most all of NEGA
Cities: Most all of NEGA
Scenic 197
Website: ngeorgia.com/travel/scenic197.html (http://ngeorgia.com/travel/scenic197.html)
Description: Highlighting unique shopping, attractions, boating activity & accommodations around Lake Burton & the Soque River
Approx. Mileage: 20 miles
Hwy: GA 197
Cities: Clarkesville & Batesville
Southern Highroads Trail
Website: www.southernhighroads.org (http://www.southernhighroads.org)
Description: A scenic driving tour through four states to include the mountains of North Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina & South Carolina. Experience the scenic beauty, diversity and the rich history found on the Southern Highroads trail.
Approx. Mileage 360 miles
Highways: US Hwy 76, US Hwy 411, GA Hwy 2, GA Hwy 52, US Hwy. 76/
GA 515
Cities: Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris, Chatsworth, Ellijay, Blue Ridge
Trails of North Georgia
441 Heritage Trail
Website: www.441heritagehighway.org (http://www.441heritagehighway.org)
Description: detour to discovery.
Approx. length: 371 miles, running through 17 counties running from Dillard in Rabun County to Fargo in Clinch County and into North Carolina and Florida.
Hwy: U.S. 441
Cities: Dillard, Mountain City, Clayton, Tallulah Falls, Cornelia, Homer, Commerce, Athens, Millegeville, Dublin & Douglas
Georgia Mountains Parkway Trail
Website: www.georgiahighcountry.org/gmp (http://www.georgiahighcountry.org/gmp)
Description: GA Highway 515/U.S. Highway 76 route is a favorite from Atlanta to the Georgia Mountains. The communities along this scenic four-lane offer outdoor activities such as whitewater rafting, tubing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, camping and boating. Nostalgic towns, seasonal festivals, and an excursion train beckon you from the route for an extended stay in Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
Approx. Mileage: 50 miles
Highways: GA Hwy 515/U.S. 76
Cities: Jasper, East Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Morganton
Antebellum Trail
Website: www.antebellumtrail.org (http://www.antebellumtrail.org/)
Description: The Antebellum Trail is a 100-mile trek through seven communities that virtually escaped Yankee General Sherman's burning march through Georgia
Approx. Mileage: 100 miles
Highways: US Hwy. 441 and US Hwy. 22
Cities: Athens, Watkinsville, Madison, Eatonton, Milledgeville, Old Clinton, Macon
Atlanta Campaign Trail
Website: www.gcwht.org (http://www.gcwht.org)
Description: Travel the Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign route and experience the Civil War heritage throughout NW Georgia
Approx. Mileage: 120-150 miles
Highways: US Hwy. 41, GA Hwy. 2, GA Hwy. 201, GA Hwy. 136, GA Hwy. 293, GA Hwy. 92
Cities: Ringgold, Varnell, Tunnel Hill, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Halls, Kingston, Cassville, Cartersville, Dallas
Blue & Gray Trail
Website: www.blueandgraytrail.com (http://www.blueandgraytrail.com)
Description: A self guided Civil War tour to over 60 battlefields, National Parks, and museums.
Approx. Mileage: 140-150 miles
Highways: Interstate 75, US Hwy. 27, GA 136, US Hwy. 41, US Hwy. 411, GA Hwy. 92, US Hwy. 20, US Hwy. 140
Cities: Chattanooga, Fort Oglethorpe, LaFayette, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Varnell, Dalton, Resaca, Rome, Adairsville, Kingston, Cassville, Cartersville, Dallas (Kennesaw, Marietta, Lithia Springs, Roswell, Atlanta – other region)
Chieftain’s Trail
Website: www.chieftainstrail.com (http://www.chieftainstrail.com)
Description: Exploring Native American Heritage in NW GA
Approx. Mileage: 150 miles
Highways: U.S. Hwy. 27 Alt., U.S. Hwy. 27, U.S. 411, GA. Hwy. 5, U.S. Hwy. 52, U.S. Hwy. 76, GA Hwy. 53
Cities: Carrollton, Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Jasper, Chatwsorth, Rossville, Dalton, Douglasville, Lithia Springs
Covered Bridge Trail
Website: www.n-georgia.com/coveredbridges.htm (http://www.n-georgia.com/coveredbridges.htm)
Description: To preserve & promote the last 15 on the many covered bridges that once existed in Georgia.
Approx. Mileage: 1000 miles
Hwy: US 411, US 27, US 19 US 441
Cities: Thomaston, Pine Mountain, Blakely, Atlanta, Watkinsville, Cartersville, Conyers, Gainesville, Cumming, Helen
Georgia Civil War Commission Proposed Hell Hole Battlefield Trail
Description: Driving trail through important Civil War battle sites – scheduled to open next year
Approx. Mileage: Unknown
Highways: Lies on the north Georgia development corridor along Interstate 75
Cities: Paulding and Bartow counties
Georgia’s Old Dixie Highway Trail
Website: www.dixiehighway.org (http://www.dixiehighway.org/)
Description: Proposed trail to create a new heritage tourism product based on the first planned automobile tour route from Chattanooga to Marietta. The heritage tourism product is a self-guided tour.
Approx. Mileage: 85-90 miles
Highways: U.S. Hwy. 41
Cities: Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Emerson, Allatoona, Acworth, Kennesaw and Marietta.
Gold City Tour
Website: theblueridgehighlander.com/scenic_drives/north_georgia/gold_city_tour/index.html (http://theblueridgehighlander.com/scenic_drives/north_georgia/gold_city_tour/index.html)
Highways: GA Hwy 9, GA Hwy 60, US 19, GA Hwy 180, GA Hwy 515
Cities: Dahlonega, Suches, Blairsville
Lookout Mountain Parkway
Website: www.tourdekalb.com/lookoutmountainparkway.htm (http://www.tourdekalb.com/lookoutmountainparkway.htm)
Description: A tri-state AutoRoute along 100 miles of scenic Lookout Mountain that cuts through the northwestern corner of Georgia's Historic High Country.
Approx. Mileage: 15-20 miles
Cities: Lookout Mountain
Northeast Georgia Foothills Trail
Description: Self-guided driving tour offering views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Approx. Mileage: 250 miles
Hwy: Most all of NEGA
Cities: Most all of NEGA
Scenic 197
Website: ngeorgia.com/travel/scenic197.html (http://ngeorgia.com/travel/scenic197.html)
Description: Highlighting unique shopping, attractions, boating activity & accommodations around Lake Burton & the Soque River
Approx. Mileage: 20 miles
Hwy: GA 197
Cities: Clarkesville & Batesville
Southern Highroads Trail
Website: www.southernhighroads.org (http://www.southernhighroads.org)
Description: A scenic driving tour through four states to include the mountains of North Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina & South Carolina. Experience the scenic beauty, diversity and the rich history found on the Southern Highroads trail.
Approx. Mileage 360 miles
Highways: US Hwy 76, US Hwy 411, GA Hwy 2, GA Hwy 52, US Hwy. 76/
GA 515
Cities: Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris, Chatsworth, Ellijay, Blue Ridge