The ride to Cloudland Canyon from Kennesaw will take you on mostly two lane backgrounds.
You'll wind your way through farmland, past a covered bridge and through the foothills
of the Appalachian Mountains.
This pleasant day trip is about 120 miles one-way.
Allow about 4 hours to make the outbound trip with a stop to pickup lunch on the way.
The return trip will be a little sorter or you can take SR-136 all the way to I-75
if you're in a hurry.
| Kennesaw to Cloudland Canyon State Park Motorcycle Ride Directions | |
1 | Start out heading west on US-41 - Cobb Parkway NW, from the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Barrett Parkay.
Exit 269 of I-75 will bring you to Barrett Parkway. Cobb Parkway is about 1 1/2 miles west of the exit. | |
2 | About 3/4 of a mile down Cobb Parkway veer right at the light to SR-293/Old US-41/Main Street. | |
3 | Follow SR-293 a little over 13 miles until it ends a (Old) Allatoona Rd. | |
4 | Turn LEFT onto (Old) Allatoona Rd. | |
5 | Travel under the highway bridge and continue about 500-600 feet to Old Alabama Rd. | |
6 | Turn LEFT onto Old Alabama Rd. | |
7 | Follow Old Alabama Rd about 6 miles to SR-61 - Cartersville Hwy. | |
8 | Turn RIGHT on SR-61. | |
9 | Take SR-61 a little over 1 mile north to SR-113/61. | |
10 | Turn LEFT onto SR-113. | |
11 | Take SR-113 west about 5 miles to Covered Bridge Rd. | |
12 | Turn RIGHT onto Covered Bridge Rd. | |
13 | Follow Covered Bridge Road past the power plant about 3 Miles to the Euharlee Covered Bridge (the plant is coal fired so you can leave the lead lined riding great at home).
The bridge makes a nice photo-op and is a good place to stretch your legs and check over your bike if this is your first ride in a while. | |
14 | Resume your ride headiing northwest on Covered Bridge Rd. | |
15 | After about 1/2 mile the road will end at Euharlee Rd. | |
16 | Turn left on Euharlee road and follow it about 12 miles to Mathis Rd. | |
17 | Turn RIGHT onto Mathis Rd. | |
18 | Just under a mile past the turn onto Mathis Rd you will turn RIGHT to stay on Mathis as It makes a sharp right headed to US-411. | |
19 | At the intersection of US-411 and Mathis road continue straight across US-411 onto SR-1/746 the Rome By-Pass. | |
20 | About 2 3/4 miles past US-411 you'll cross SR-293.
SR-293 can be used as an alternate route to and from Acworth and Kennesaw. | |
21 | Continue on the Rome By-Pass (SR-1/746) past SR-53 to US-27. | |
22 | Turn RIGHT onto US-27. | |
23 | Take US-27 north about 1 3/4 miles to Old Dalton Rd. | |
24 | Veer RIGHT onto Old Dalton Rd. | |
25 | Take Old Dalton Rd north about 6 miles to SR-140. | |
26 | Continue north on Old Dalton Rd. | |
27 | Stay on Old Dalton Rd to SR-156. | |
28 | Again continue north. The road now becomes Everett Springs Rd. | |
29 | About 11 1/4 miles north on Everett Springs you'll come to The Pocket Picnic Area and Campground.
There are restrooms and a place to rest here if needed. | |
30 | Resume your ride north from The Pocket.
The road now becomes Pocket Rd. | |
31 | About 7 miles to the north Pocket Rd ends at SR-136. | |
32 | Turn LEFT onto SR-136. | |
33 | Follow SR-136 about 7 miles to SR-151. | |
34 | Turn LEFT onto SR-151. | |
35 | Follow SR-151/136 south slightly less than 1 1/2 miles to SR-136 turn off. | |
36 | Turn RIGHT to remain on SR-136. | |
37 | Take SR-136 4 miles to the traffic light at US-27. | |
38 | Turn RIGHT onto US-27. | |
39 | You are entering the Lafayette area. You may want to pickup a lunch to take with you to the park here. | |
40 | Follow US-27 about 2 1/2 miles to the traffic light at Business 27. | |
41 | Turn RIGHT to stay on US-27/SR-136. | |
42 | About 1/2 mile north. On 27 move to the left lane before the light. | |
43 | Turn LEFT at Lake Howard Rd to stay on SR-136. | |
44 | Follow SR-136 about 17.5 miles to the entrance to Cloudland Canyon State Park. | |
45 | Turn RIGHT at the park entrance at Cloudland Canyon Rd. | |
| Enjoy the park.
To return to Atlanta just reverse the directions.
As an option you can take SR-293 in Rome as an alternate route back to Acworth and Kennesaw. | |
| Last Updated 10/5/2009 | |