DrinkAtlanta coffee shops.
Where to get a good coffee between ATL and the drive north. Every shop here is open Sunday morning.
Atlanta / Sunday morning
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North Georgia in the fall.
Coffee on the way out of Atlanta, pumpkin farms on the drive up, and the views, trails, food and drinks around Blue Ridge, Mineral Bluff and Ellijay.
Build your daysThe drive
About 115 mi, 2 h 30 min to Mineral BluffAtlanta to the Blue Ridge mountains.
Fastest drive from ATL airport to Mineral BluffEvery place in the guidesAirport, Downtown Atlanta and your home base
Drink
OutdoorsPumpkin farms on the drive up.
Fall farms and orchards between ATL and Mineral Bluff, checked for Sunday, Nov 1. Many farms ended u-pick on Oct 31, and Yahoo Farm in Jasper is closed for the year.
Sunday, Nov 1 / GA-400 and GA-515
OutdoorsFall views near Mineral Bluff.
Summits, overlooks, scenic drives and river views within about an hour of Mineral Bluff.
Overlooks / summits / scenic drives
OutdoorsHikes and waterfalls.
Trails and falls beyond the main view spots, from short walks to a full day.
Trails / waterfalls
DrinkCoffee shops near Blue Ridge.
Coffee in Blue Ridge, Copperhill, McCaysville, Blairsville and Ellijay.
Blue Ridge / Copperhill / Blairsville
FoodRestaurants near Blue Ridge.
Dinner, brunch, BBQ and riverside lunch around Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Copperhill. Many places close Monday or Tuesday.
Blue Ridge / Ellijay / Copperhill
DrinkWineries, breweries and bars.
Wineries with mountain views, breweries in town and a speakeasy in Ellijay.
Wineries / breweries / cocktails
EntertainmentThings to do around Blue Ridge.
Orchards, the state line towns, fishing, the lake and rainy day stops.
Activities / rainy day
Early November
Before you go.
Leaf color
Summits above about 3,500 ft, like Brasstown Bald and Blood Mountain, are at or just past peak by early November, with color in the valleys below. Fort Mountain and the Cohutta side peak later. Lake Blue Ridge, the Toccoa River and Aska Road peak in the first half of November.
Daylight
Clocks fall back on Sunday, Nov 1. Sunrise is about 7 AM and sunset about 5:40 PM.
Fees and roads
Georgia State Parks ParkPass is $10 per car per day. Springer Mountain, Long Creek Falls and the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge are on gravel Forest Service roads that get rough after heavy rain.