Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
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From Cave Spring, Georgia
- Head northeast on Old Cedartown Rd toward Padlock Mountain Rd SW (131 ft)
- Continue onto US-411 N/Cave Spring Rd SW/Rome StContinue to follow US-411 N/Cave Spring Rd SW(9.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Vanns Valley Rd SW (0.5 mi)
- Turn left onto US-27 N/US-411 N (4.3 mi)
- Take the U.S. 411/U.S. 20 ramp to Cartersville/Atlanta (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto US-411 N (18.3 mi)
- Keep right at the fork, follow signs for US 41 S/US 411 N/GA-3 S/GA-20 E/Interstate 75 and merge onto GA-20 E/GA-3 S/US-41 S/US-411 N/Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE (3.2 mi)
- Take the US-411/GA-20/I-75 exit (0.2 mi)
- Sharp left onto GA-20 E/GA-61 N/US-411 N/N Tennessee St (signs for I-75/US-211)Continue to follow GA-61 N/US-411 N(18.6 mi)
- Turn right onto GA-53 E/Fairmount Hwy SE/S R 35Continue to follow GA-53 E(9.0 mi)
- Turn left onto GA-136 Connector N (2.6 mi)
- Slight right onto GA-136 E (2.4 mi)
- Turn left toward GA-5 N/GA-515 E/State Rte 515 (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto GA-5 N/GA-515 E/State Rte 515 (12.6 mi)
- Turn left onto 1st Ave (128 ft)
- Continue straight onto 1st Ave/Soule Bridge (305 ft)
- Turn right onto GA-52 E/52 E (5.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Big Creek Rd (1.8 mi)
- Turn right onto Holt Bridge Rd (0.3 mi)
- Continue straight onto Roy Rd (5.5 mi)
- Turn left to stay on Roy Rd (2.5 mi)
- Turn right onto Doublehead Gap Rd (4.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Newport Rd (4.8 mi)
- Turn right onto Dial Rd (2.5 mi)
- Turn right onto GA-60 S (5.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Coopers Creek Rd (2.9 mi)
- Continue straight onto Sea Creek Rd (1.3 mi)
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