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Ridge & Valley Scenic Byway Verified route

North (Northwest GA) · US-27 at GA-156 junction (official start) → same (loop)
US-27 NW 10 mi; Gore-Subligna Rd NE 8 mi to Subligna; East Armuchee Rd 10 mi to Villanow; GA-136 E 0.5 mi; Furnace Creek/Pocket Rd S 3 mi; Everett Springs Rd; Floyd Springs Rd; GA-156 SW 3 mi to US-27

Map of the Ridge & Valley Scenic Byway route

Published: 51 (GDOT) · Our track: 53.7 mi

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Caveats: GDOT plan notes bicyclists on East Armuchee Rd and rumble strips; Pinhoti Trail crossings.

Highlights

Our own summaries. Timestamps come from public captions and are linked only where the caption clearly supports the highlight.

Keown Falls Scenic Area, The Pocket, and John's Mountain Overlook and WMA; Cherokee, Civil War and early-settler history; 1800s farmhouses. Source: GDOT byways page source
Villanow Country Store and East Armuchee Baptist Church appear in the corridor plan; bicyclists use East Armuchee Rd; Pinhoti Trail crossings. Source: GDOT CMP source
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Route collage

Sources

GDOT Scenic Byways page: source
GDOT byway map PDF: source
GDOT corridor plan: source
GDOT Corridor Management Plan section 3.1 (official turn list, 51 mi loop): source

Credits

Link tile: GDOT Scenic Byways page. Link only. Using their thumbnails or frames would need creator permission.
Link tile: GDOT byway map PDF. Link only. Using their thumbnails or frames would need creator permission.
Link tile: GDOT corridor plan. Link only. Using their thumbnails or frames would need creator permission.
Link tile: GDOT Corridor Management Plan section 3.. Link only. Using their thumbnails or frames would need creator permission.

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