Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Georgia. Within Georgia it covers roughly 60 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This loop in the northwest corner of Georgia winds through the long parallel ridges and valleys of the southern Appalachians, a landscape of forested mountains and rural farmland. It passes the Pocket, a spring-fed cove in the Chattahoochee National Forest, and lies near the Civil War battlefield of Chickamauga. Hardwood forest makes it a quiet fall-color drive.
- ridge-and-valley terrain
- the Pocket
- Chattahoochee National Forest
- Chickamauga nearby
- fall color
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.