Beginning at historic Prater's Mill in Whitfield County, the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway follows State Route 2 past rolling pastoral lands into Murray County.  Breathtaking views of the Cohutta Mountains emerge as the route continues along US 41 and quiet county roads into the Chattahoochee National Forest.  The 54-mile route skirts the town of Chatsworth before traveling up State Route 52, passing Fort Mountain State Park and ending at a beautiful mountaintop overlook.  Spurs off the route take visitors to the Cohutta Fish Hatchery and to a Forest Service camp site along Holly Creek.

 The entire route is 54.7 miles, includes Holly Creek spur (3 miles) in Murray County, and Cohutta Fishery Center segment (11 miles) in Whitfield County.

TRAVELING WEST TO EAST:
From Interstate 75 to Historic Prater’s Mill (Trail Head Kiosk)
Exit 341, north on Hwy 201 to east on GA Hwy 2 to Prater’s Mill (about 7 miles from I-75).

From Prater’s Mill – spur to Cohutta Fishery (Trail Head Kiosk)

• ·         From Prater’s Mill, east on Hwy 2 to Crow Rd to McGaughey Chapel Rd
• ·         McGaughey Chapel Rd to Cohutta-Beaverdale Rd to Hopewell-Stancil Rd
• ·         Hopewell Rd to Old Dalton-Cleveland Rd to Stancil Rd
• ·         Stancill Rd to Wilson Caldwell Rd to Red Clay Rd
• ·         Red Clay Rd to Cohutta Fishery Center (Trail Head Kiosk)

From Prater’s Mill – traveling east

• ·         From Prater’s Mill, east on Hwy 2, follow to Cisco & Hwy 411, turn south
• ·         GA Hwy 2 will merge with Hwy 411, follow south to left on Summerour Rd
• ·         Summerour Rd to Crandall-Ellijay Rd
• ·         Crandall-Ellijay Rd to Old CCC Camp Road

Spur – left on Old CCC Camp Rd to picnic area in National Forest

• ·         Old CCC Camp Rd to Holly Creek / Cool Springs Rd
• ·         Holly Creek / Cool Springs Rd to Hwy 52 east 
• ·         Follow Hwy 52 to Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook (Trail Head Kiosk)

Travelers may continue across the mountain on Hwy 52 to Ellijay & pick up Hwy 515 south to I-575 south back to Interstate 75

 
 

TRAVELING EAST TO WEST: 
From Ellijay, GA to Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook (Trail Head Kiosk)
Take Hwy 52 west, about 15 miles from Ellijay

From Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook 

• ·         West on Hwy 52 to right on Holly Creek / Cool Springs Rd
  
• ·         Holly Creek / Cool Springs Rd to Old CCC Camp Rd
  

Spur – right on Old CCC Camp Rd to picnic area in National Forest

• ·         Old CCC Camp Rd to Crandall-Ellijay Rd
  
• ·         Crandall-Ellijay Rd to Summerour Rd
  
• ·         Summerour Rd to right on Hwy 2
  (GA Hwy 2 will merge with Hwy 411, follow GA Hwy 2 north to right at Cisco)
• ·         Hwy 2 to Prater’s Mill
  

Travelers may continue west on GA Hwy 2, to Hwy 201 south, to Interstate 75 – or go on spur to Cohutta Fishery