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    Gilmer County courthouse in Ellijay

    Ellijay is a city in Georgia's Historic High Country. It is considered the Apple Capital of Georgia.

    Get in

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    By car: take Interstate 575/515 off Interstate 75 from Atlanta.

    Get around

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    Ellijay has a quaint downtown area with various speciality and antique shops and restaurants but the shopping centers and all the chain restaurants are on the highway.

    Map
    Map of Ellijay

    See

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    Do

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    • Buy some apples at apple orchards in Apple Alley along Hwy 52 East
    • Go to the Georgia Apple Festival in October
    • Ride the nearby Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
    • Pan for gold in nearby Dahlonega
    • Shop in Downtown Ellijay
    • Raft, canoe, kayak or tube the Cartacay River
    • Go to Carter's Lake
    • Hike in the Ridgeway Recreation Area west of town, Walnut Mountain east of town, or Bear Creek Trail northwest of town
    • Visit the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at
    • Horseback riding
    • Mountain biking
    • Visit surrounding waterfalls
    • Wildlife viewing

    Buy

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    • Downtown Ellijay
    • Burt's Pumpkin Farm, located just before Amicalola Falls on Hwy 52 East
    • Hillcrest Orchards, located on Hwy 52 East about 10 mins from Downtown.
    • Chewing baccer
    • Shine'
    • sweet tay

    Eat

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    • Pink Pig Barbeque
    • Longhorns
    • Charlie's
    • River Street Grill
    • Poole’s Real Pit Barbecue
    • Cantaberry
    • Okinawa Restaurant‎

    Drink

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    There aren't many bars in Ellijay due to a very religious population.

    Sleep

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    • Best Western Mountain View Inn 94 Mountain View Dr, East Ellijay. The hotel offers mountain views and a friendly staff of locals. Be sure to pet the hotel cats. Tel: 706-515-1500 or Toll Free 866-515-4515.
    • Rainbow Cabin Rentals of North Georgia riverfront cabin rentals in the North Georgia mountains with direct access to trout fishing, canoeing, and tubing. Make reservations online.
    • Stafford Inn
    • Cabin Rentals Of Georgia, 801 E Main Street Ste B Blue Ridge, +1 706-925-9059. Beautiful vacation homes available for rental in all areas of Gilmer county. Fully equipped kitchens, hot tubs, fireplaces, and many with pool tables. Some are pet friendly.
    • 1 The Overlook Inn (North Georgia Getaway), 9440 GA-52 (15.3 miles west of Ellijay on GA-52), +1 706-517-0300, . Check-in: 3:00-8:00pm, check-out: 11:00am. Boutique lodging offering six private guest rooms and breakfast at the top of the mountain, between Chatsworth and Ellijay. Private bathrooms, hot tubs, and fireplaces. Rooms: $169-$239.

    Go next

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    Jasper is 30 minutes south. Blue Ridge is 20 minutes away. Atlanta is 1 hour and 10 minutes south.

    Routes through Ellijay
    ChattanoogaChatsworth  W  E  Blue RidgeAnderson



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