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John entering Chickamauga Battlefield from Ft Oglethorpe

John following Andy Mach, tour guide at Chickamauga Battlefield

Reading the map in Chatsworth

Route 52 back to Ellijay; Kevin is closest to the camera, then Dave with John up ahead leading the ride

Biker Chick at Coopers Store, Suches

June 3rd

The route to Lookout Mountain.

The route home

Driving Maps

Gainesville

Dahlonega

Dalton

Ringgold

Lookout Mountain

Final Route Plan

And Driving Directions

Our departure point will be from the Golden Pantry / Shell Station on Jefferson Highway and Whitehead Road at 0730 Friday morning. The weather forecast for Friday includes a 30% chance of afternoon showers; don’t forget rain suits.

The route will be direct to Gainesville on route 129 where we will take a break at Alta Vista Cemetery,  General Longstreet’s gravesite for a brief memorial service suitable to his achievements throughout the war and specifically at Chickamauga. We’ll ask David to show us the way.

After a break we'll head north past Brenau on route 60 to Dahlonega, then Route 9-19-60 northwest to Woody's Gap as previously.

Will probably stop for lunch near Elijay or sooner.

Driving Directions:

Whitehead Rd Athens, GA

1.	Head north on Whitehead Rd toward Beverly Dr	0.8 mi
2.	Turn left onto US-129 N/Jefferson Rd Continue to follow US-129 N	33.5 mi
3.	Continue onto Ee Butler Pkwy	1.5 mi
4.	Turn left onto Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE	1.0 mi
5.	Turn right onto NE 2nd St	0.2 mi
6.	Turn left onto 5th Ave	292 ft
7.	Turn right onto Alta Vista Rd	0.4 mi
8.	Continue onto Century Pl	246 ft
9.	Turn right onto Rainey St	0.3 mi
10.	Continue onto Oak St	0.4 mi
11.	Turn left onto W Academy St	0.2 mi
12.	Continue onto Green St NE	0.7 mi
13.	Continue onto GA-60 N/Thompson Bridge Rd Continue to follow GA-60 N	19.6 mi
14.	Turn right onto GA-9 N/Morrison Moore Pkwy E Continue to follow GA-9 N	8.0 mi
15.	Continue onto GA-60	10.0 mi
16.	Turn right onto GA-60 N	19.4 mi
17.	Turn left onto GA-60 N/Morganton Hwy/Old Hwy 76 Continue to follow GA-60 N/Morganton Hwy	4.3 mi
18.	Turn left onto GA-60 N/Old Hwy 76	1.4 mi
19.	Turn right onto GA-60 N/Prince Ln Continue to follow GA-60 N	0.5 mi
20.	Turn left onto GA-2 W/GA-515 W/US-76 W/Appalachian Hwy Continue to follow GA-2 W/GA-515 W/US-76 W	17.7 mi
21.	Turn right onto GA-2 W/GA-5 S	2.1 mi
22.	Turn right onto Tabor St	0.1 mi
23.	Turn right onto GA-2 W/GA-52 W/Dalton St Continue to follow GA-2 W/GA-52 W	17.0 mi
24.	Turn left to stay on GA-2 W/GA-52 W	7.3 mi
25.	Turn right onto N 3rd Ave	1.4 mi
26.	Turn left onto GA-52 W/US-76 W/G I Maddox Pkwy Continue to follow GA-52 W/US-76 W	8.3 mi
27.	Turn right onto US-76 W/Admiral Mack Gaston Pkwy/State Route 52C Continue to follow US-76 W	19.7 mi
28.	Turn left onto GA-2 W/Battlefield Pkwy	7.7 mi
29.	Turn right onto GA-1 N/US-27 N/Lafayette Rd	1.7 mi
30.	Slight left onto Chickamauga Ave	1.1 mi
31.	Turn right to stay on Chickamauga Ave Entering Tennessee	0.1 mi
32.	Continue onto Rossville Blvd	0.9 mi
33.	Turn left onto E 40th St	364 ft
34.	Turn right onto Calhoun Ave	0.3 mi
35.	Take the 3rd left onto E 37th St	0.3 mi
36.	Continue onto E 38th St	1.2 mi
37.	Turn right onto Alton Park Blvd	0.1 mi
38.	Take the 1st left onto W 37th St	0.7 mi
39.	Turn left onto US-41 N/US-72 W	203 ft
40.	Take the 1st right to stay on US-41 N/US-72 W	0.8 mi
41.	Slight left onto TN-148 S/TN-148 Scenic S/TN-318 N	0.3 mi
42.	Sharp left onto Old Wauhatchie Pike Destination will be on the left	397 ft

Ride to Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Ride through north Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest crossing the Armuchee Ridges and Chickamauga Valley, stopping at Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. Remain overnight on the mountainside overlooking Chattanooga. Next day tour Chickamauga Battlefield and return to Athens.

Departure
Date: Friday, June 3, 2011
Time: 0730
Place: Golden Pantry, Jefferson Road and Whitehead Rd
Distance: 191 miles

The route will be direct to Gainesville on route 129 where we will take a break at Alta Vista Cemetery,  General Longstreet’s gravesite for a brief memorial service suitable to his achievements throughout the war,  specifically at Chickamauga  and his contributions toward peace  and reunion after the war.

After this break we'll head north past Brenau on route 60 to Dahlonega, then Route 9-19-60 northwest.


As route 60 and 19 diverge we'll continue on 60 to cross Columbia Mountain and Black Mountain through Woody Gap. Descending down to Suches, which at 3,000 feet above sea level, is one of the highest elevation communities in the state. It's at the junction of state highways 60 and 180. It's an unincorporated community in Union County.

Twisting northward, continue to loop through the Chattahoochee Forest past Gaddistown, Coopers Creek and Pedena above the Blue Ridge Lake to Appalachian Highway then back south to Elijay. Turn west to Dalton, cross Interstate 75 and the prominent, narrow, chevron-shaped Armuchee Ridges, which rise abruptly 600-700 feet above the eastern portion of the Chickamauga Valley. 

Northwest of Dalton we’ll cross the Rocky Face Ridge through it’s deep notch then Taylor Ridge at the famous Ringgold Cut. Passing through the Chickamauga Valley and within site of Chattanooga, we’ll climb Lookout Mountain to the Cumberland Plateau.

 Remain overnight: Sky Harbor Bavarian Inn

Inkeepers, Steve & Patsy Evans

2159 Old Wauhatchie Pike Chattanooga, TN 37409

Saturday morning tour Chickamauga Battlefield

Afternoon return to Athens: