The Unicoi Gap

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33.3 km

Length

+632 m

Ascent

−457 m

Descent

898 m

Highest point

Hairpins

8.0%

Max gradient

0h 44min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 898 m

20 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

22 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 0%

	Min	Max	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	15 °C	20 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Friday 23 Oct	7 °C	18 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	17 °C	4 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: asphalt 48%

Roads nearby

The Tennessee Line

104.2 km
Length: +1,507 m
Ascent

Russell Brasstown Scenic Byway

53.6 km
Length: +807 m
Ascent

The Richard Russell Scenic Highway

22.5 km
Length: +611 m
Ascent

33.3 km · 2 hairpins · 898 m

Elevation profile

What does The Unicoi Gap look like?

The Towns County Courthouse in downtown Hiawassee, Georgia, US 04 · Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0

NB River Street at North Main Street (GA17 GA75) Intersection, Helen dashcam · Michael Rivera · CC BY 4.0

An ExxonMobil gas station in Hiawassee, Georgia · Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0

Appalachian Trail North Unicoi Gap - panoramio · Pete Seabolt · CC BY 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Helen

34.70093, -83.72939

Finish

Hiawassee

34.94791, -83.75645

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Paul's on the River Steakhouse & Lounge 0.0 km · 428 m

Cafe International 0.0 km · 428 m

Q'Paso Latin Grub 0.0 km · 428 m

Huddle House 0.0 km · 428 m

Francesco's restobar 0.0 km · 428 m

Bodensee Restaurant 0.0 km · 428 m

Troll Tavern 0.0 km · 429 m

Cowboys & Angels Restaurant & Bar 0.1 km · 433 m

Muller's Famous Cafe 0.1 km · 434 m

Yonah Coffee Company 0.1 km · 437 m

Old Heidelberg 0.2 km · 438 m

Alpine Pizza & Ice Cream Haus 0.2 km · 438 m

5 more

Parking

City of Helen Municipal Parking 0.0 km · 428 m

Pay Parking 0.0 km · 428 m

Alpine Helen Parking 0.1 km · 435 m

Main Street Parking 0.3 km · 440 m

Unicoi Gap Trailhead 15.0 km · 895 m

Free Parking 29.3 km · 594 m

35 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 33.0 km.

EV chargers

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Toilets

3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 10.4 km.

Fuel

BP 25.6 km · 601 m

Exxon 32.7 km · 605 m

Marathon 32.8 km · 603 m

Ingles Gas Express 33.3 km · 603 m

3 unnamed places along the road, from 1.9 km to 33.3 km.