October 2025 ORF Tour

ORF TOUR – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8th, 2025

The October ORF Tour is scheduled for Wednesday October 8th. The starting location will be the IHOP in Dawsonville, GA. The destination is The Village Cafeteria, Chatsworth, GA via Ellijay,GA with a run over Fort Mountain!! This is a reschedule of the April 16th ORF that I had to cancel due to my stroke on April 15!! You are on you own for the trip home after lunch or follow me. My return will be on a different route via Jasper, then GA 5/515 S and GA 53 E back to Dawsonville.

Below is the proposed schedule:

• 08:45 – 09:45 – Breakfast at the IHOP, 4117 Dawson Forest Rd E, Dawsonville, Ga
• 09:45 - 10:00 – Tire kicking in the parking lot with a 10:00 departure
• 10:00 – 11:10 – Headed for a BIO break in Ellijay,GA
• 11:10 – 11:30 - BIO break at public parking/restrooms Ellijay, GA across the street from River Street Tavern / 40 River St, Ellijay, GA
• 11:30 – 12:15 – Curvy, mountain drive over Fort Mountain (HWY 52) with short stop at scenic overlook for pictures of the Cohutta Wilderness
• 12:15 - 13:45 – Lunch @ Village Cafeteria
• 121N 2nd Ave, Chatsworth, GA (https://villagecafeteria.shop/)
• 13:45- 14:45 – Drive to Valero at 20 Canton Rd, Jasper GA
• 14:45 – 15:15 – BIO Break
• 15:15 – 15:45 - Homeward toward IHOP Dawsonville, GA

Please contact Tom Nadelhoffer if you plan to attend no later than Friday October 4th, at either blueb@bellsouth.net or 404-402-3004(c). Please include your email and cellphone number on your response. Routes/Directions will be provided to respondents in confirmation email prior to departure date.