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How to get to Helen, Georgia

Map to Festhalle- 
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Driving Directions

FROM ATLANTA: APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES NE 1 ½ HRS.

I-85 NO.

GO NORTH TO GAINESVILLE EXIT 113, WHICH IS
HWY 985/365. GO 42 MILES CONTINUING ON HWY
365 TO HWY 384. TURN LEFT, GO 16 MILES TO GA
HWY 75, TURN RIGHT AND GO THREE MILES INTO
HELEN. ONCE IN HELEN, TURN RIGHT AT WENDY'S.
GO TO STOP SIGN AND THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.

GA 400 NO.

TAKE 400 NORTH UNTIL IT ENDS. CONTINUE AHEAD
ON A COUNTY TWO-LANE RD (LONG BRANCH RD).
GO 5 MILES TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. TURN RIGHT
ON TO HWY 52/115. GO 13 MILES TO CLEVELAND. AT
TRAFFIC LIGHT, TURN LEFT ON TO US129 NO. GO TO
THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TURN RIGHT ON HWY
75NO. 9 MILES TO HELEN. ONCE IN HELEN, TURN RIGHT
AT WENDY'S.  GO TO STOP SIGN AND
THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.

FROM GREENVILLE, SC: APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES. 2 HRS.

I-85 SO

GO SOUTH TO LAVONIA, GA. EXIT 173 (HWY 17, HELEN
TOCCOA) TRAVEL WEST TOWARD TOCCOA AND
CLARKESVILLE FOLLOWING HWY 17 SIGNS TO
HELEN.  ONCE IN HELEN, TURN RIGHT
AT WENDY'S.  GO TO STOP SIGN AND
THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.

FROM CHATTANOOGA, TN: APPROXIMATELY 132 MILES 3 HRS.

I-75 SO.

GO SOUTH ON I-75 TO DALTON, GA. TAKE HWY 76
TO ELLIJAY. FROM ELLIJAY CONTINUE SOUTH ON
HWY 52 TO DAHLONEGA. AT DAHLONEGA CONT. ON
52/115 TO CLEVELAND, GA. AT 1ST TRAFFIC LIGHT IN
CLEVELAND, TURN LEFT ON HWY 129 N.  GO TO NEXT RED LIGHT AND TURN RIGHT.  GO
9 MILES TO HELEN.   ONCE IN HELEN, TURN RIGHT
AT WENDY'S.  GO TO STOP SIGN AND
THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.

FROM KNOXVILLE, TN: APPROXIMATELY 166 MILES – 4 HRS

I-75 SO.
I-75 SO. TO CLEVELAND, TN. GO EAST ON HWY 64 TO
JUNCTION OF US 129 SOUTH. TAKE 129 FOR ABOUT
30 MILES TO JUNCTION OF 75ALT. CONTINUE ON 75A
FOR 9 MILES TO JUNCTION OF 75 SOUTH.  GO 1- MILE
INTO HELEN.   ONCE IN HELEN, TURN LEFT
AT WENDY'S.  GO TO STOP SIGN AND
THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.

FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL APPROXIMATELY 3 ½ HRS.

I-20 E

TAKE I-20 EAST TO ATLANTA, THEN I-285 BY-PASS NORTH
TOWARD CHATTANOOGA. TAKE GA 400 NO. TO THE END.
CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A COUNTY TWO-LANE RD.
(LONG BRANCH RD.) FOR 5 MILES TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
TURN RIGHT ON HWY 52/115 FOR 13 MILES TO CLEVELAND.
AT TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN LEFT ON HWY 129 NORTH. AT
NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN RIGHT ON HWY 75 AND GO
9 MILES TO HELEN.   ONCE IN HELEN, TURN RIGHT
AT WENDY'S.  GO TO STOP SIGN AND
THE FESTHALLE IS RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF YOU.