Discover Southern Highroads

The Southern Highroads is a scenic route across 13 counties in 4 states with something to offer for the entire family. Stretching across North Georgia, Western North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Southern Highroads offers a wide variety of antique shops, arts, entertainment, dining, lodging, outdoor activities and fun for the entire family!

Featured Attractions

Stumphouse Tunnel - Walhalla SC	Cartecay River Whitewater - Ellijay GA	Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art - Piedmont College
Downtown Clarkesville	Hamilton Rhododendron Garden – Hiawassee, Georgia	Chattooga River - Long Creek SC

A Road More Traveled

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

These are the closing lines from Robert Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken. Written nearly one hundred years ago, it has been read by millions of people around the world. The traveler in the poem chooses the road less traveled to enjoy the pleasure and adventure of going where others have not. Promoters of the Southern Highroads Trail began making a similar claim a little over ten years ago as they sought the development and designation of a scenic driving tour through northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, southeast Tennessee, and the western tip of South Carolina…read more