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template: byway.jade
id: "13739"
name: "Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway"
distance: "40.64"
duration: Three hours to enjoy the byway
description: "Surrounded by the beauty of the Chattahoochee National Forest, the byway winds through the valleys and mountain gaps of the southern Appalachians. From the vistas atop Brasstown Bald to the cooling mists of waterfalls, scenic wonders fill this region. Hike the Appalachian Trail or fish in a cool mountain stream."
contact: "**Brasstown Ranger District**  \r\n 706-745-6928"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/conf/"
    name: "Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest"
  - url: "http://www.dot.ga.gov/travelingingeorgia/scenicroutes/Pages/RussellBrasstown.aspx"
    name: "Russell-Brasstown (GDOT)"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Georgia State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - GA
ll: 
  - -83.810205
  - 34.874042
bounds: 
  - - -83.8838730004386
    - 34.69337100007158
  - - -83.73014100040683
    - 34.874551

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Surrounded by the beauty of the Chattahoochee National Forest, the byway winds through the valleys and mountain gaps of the southern Appalachians. From the vistas atop Brasstown Bald to the cooling mists of waterfalls, scenic wonders fill this region. Hike the Appalachian Trail or fish in a cool mountain stream.