Columbus Georgia to Gatlinburg Tennessee suggestions

seems to me, to go through Cherokee will have you going a ways out of your way to the west. depending on what you are traveling in, I would seriously consider taking Hwy 27 as far north as Rome then 75 into Tennessee and cut east just south of Knoxville somewhere.

I took that route in reverse several years ago when there was a race in ATL the Sunday I was heading home. Traffic heading south out of ATL (on 75) is almost always crazy on Sunday afternoon for some reason and I try to avoid it if possible. 85 usually isn't so bad, but I figured I might as well take 27 into Columbus as it was a more relaxing drive.

Bird Freak wrote:
To me it depends on the rig you have as to if I wanted to go across from Cherokee to Gatlinburg or not.

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To me it depends on the rig you have as to if I wanted to go across from Cherokee to Gatlinburg or not.

We caravaned in multiple cars from north GA through Cherokee, NC to Pigeon Forge, TN for an October wedding about 12 years ago. Took the slow scenic route up through Gainesville to US-441 because of the leaves.

Watch the cars, they turn off and pull out in front of you without looking. We had quite a few close calls, but it was beautiful.

Just don't be in a hurry and enjoy the ride

yep- straight through Smoky mtn national park. Cherokee NC, a quaint Indian town with a casino is at the south end of GSMNP and Gatlinburg is at the other end. About a 1 to 1.5 hour drive from one end to the other with numerous pull off areas for viewing and pic taking