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Chattanooga

TN · 35.0455, -85.3095

Lookout Mountain Parkway and Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway are 2 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Chattanooga played an important role during the American Civil War, when it was a major railroad hub and one of the most industrialized parts of the Confederacy along with the nearby city of Atlanta, resulting in Chattanooga and being at the center of numerous pitched battles. Many of the tourist attractions center around Civil War history such as numerous battlefield parks in and around the city.
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4 scenic drives near Chattanooga

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Chattanooga. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 15 mi out

  2. 02

    Lookout Mountain Parkway

    State scenic byway · 1 mi out

  3. 03
  4. 04

    Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 28 mi out

    Runs through Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests.

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 16 mi

3 h 37 loop · 7 stops · back by 7:37 PM. Incorporates Lookout Mountain Parkway.

  1. Cameron Hill · 15 min
  2. Central of Georgia 349 · 10 min
  3. 4th Army Corps Monument · 30 min
  4. Andrew's Raiders Monument · 30 min
  5. Moonrise · 30 min
  6. Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard · 30 min
  7. Resurgence II · 30 min

Touches Lookout Mountain Parkway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 265 mi

7 h 58 loop · 6 stops · back by 11:57 PM. Incorporates Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway.

  1. Ruby Falls · 10 min
  2. Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · 45 min
  3. Mountain Air Trampoline Park · 10 min
  4. High Point · 15 min
  5. Round Top Mountain · 15 min
  6. Monte Sano Mountain · 15 min

Touches Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, Lookout Mountain Parkway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Chattanooga?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Chattanooga: 4 h, 16 miles, 7 stops; and 8 h, 265 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Chattanooga?

The 4 h loop stops at Cameron Hill, Central of Georgia 349, 4th Army Corps Monument, Andrew's Raiders Monument, Moonrise, Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard and Resurgence II. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Lookouts

Named places

  • Miller Park · 0 mi
  • Miller Plaza · 0 mi
  • Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum · 0 mi
  • Phillips Park · 0 mi
  • Fountain Square Fireman Memorial · 0 mi
  • Fountain Square · 0 mi
  • Shelia M Jennings Westside Park · 0 mi
  • Main Terrain · 0 mi

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