Only 42 miles in length this trip takes 4.5 hours because of road conditions (35MPH max speed in most areas) and stopping for pictures. Parts of these road were the original Georgia Highway 2 which was never completed back in the 1930's. The State of Georgia thought about building the highway in the 60's but Cohutta WMA was between the two sections of Highway 2 and they were not allowed to cross. You can travel the road today but all roads are single track with pull outs and no paved roads once you get out of Chatworth and Blue Ridge. The Cohutta WMA is 95,000 acres and is the 3rd largest WMA east of the Mississippi River. Only the Florida Everglades and the Okefenokee Swamp are larger Wildlife Management Areas. These Forest Service Roads (FS 64, 90, 64A, 80, 72) ride the cliffs and ridges of some of the highest mountains in Georgia. Nature is left to perform her own magic and shines with great splender on these roads. At any time you can see Deer, Black Bear, Wild Bore, Coyote, Red and Gray Fox and even a Panther or Couger will show up. There are several miles of hiking trails that will take you for even better views and more nature than what I took with my camera this day. Well worth the 4.5 hours to travel. Be sure you get a WMA map so you don't get lost or drive down a road to find out the bridge is out. Sally's (a lady who works with Linda) husband Chris is a manager with the Forest Service and he provided a map showing us the main road to Conasauga Lake was closed due to the bridge being out. Some roads will lead to the edge of a mountain and stop while others will be a loop that takes you back 15 miles where you started from or you will come off the mountains in wrong town. You can begin your journey in Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Chatsworth or Crandal/Eton. The longest and best route is the Chatsworth/Blue Ridge run. Next week I want to take a final side road that leads from where the pavements stops near Blue Ridge into Tennessee. That section, I've heard, is the steepest and most rugged of all the roads in the Cohutta WMA.