Experience the Ellijay Sips Trail
If you love the thrill of a good find, you’ll love the Ellijay Sips Trail! Launching in 2023, The Sips Trail ties together nine businesses across Gilmer County. By making purchases at 6 of 9 participating businesses, trail explorers are able to receive an exclusive trail souvenir.
How to complete the Ellijay Sips Trail Mobile Pass
- Sign up for the Ellijay Sips Trail Mobile Pass.
- Make purchases at Sips Trail participating locations and have the cashier check you in to earn points.
- Redeem points for merchandise, or enter for a chance to win a sweepstake prize!
Downtown Welcome Center
10 Broad Street | Ellijay, GA 30540
Hours: M-F: 9-5 & Sat: 9-5
Highway 515 Welcome Center
696 First Avenue | East Ellijay, GA 30540
Hours: M-F: 9-5
Buckley Vineyards
Opened in 2021, Buckley Vineyards has a modern farmhouse feel with a vineyard, tasting room, and plenty of outdoor seating.
Cartecay Bike Shop Brewery
Bikes, repair, maintenance, gear, Saturday Social Rides, MTB classes, trail advice and friendly service – all located in the Mountain Bike Capital of Georgia! [New] Now serving small batch craft beer!
Cartecay River Brewing Co.
With a 10 barrel craft brewery, Cartecay River Brewing Company offers excellent food, top-quality craft beer, and cocktails to the Ellijay community
Cartecay Vineyards
Spend a day with Cartecay Vineyards taking in the picturesque views offered by our vineyards, tasting barn, and outdoor venues while enjoying live musical entertainment and our wines produced with our very own grapes.
Chateau Meichtry Family Winery and Vineyard
Chateau Meichtry is a family owned and operated winery and vineyard offering beautiful scenery and a tasting room with live music entertainment on weekends.
Engelheim Vineyards
Engelheim Vineyards offers a brand new event center, Venue in the Vines, has elegant indoor or delightful outdoor settings with picturesque views of the vineyard.
Grapes and Ladders Vineyard
Family owned and operated vineyard, winery, and tasting room with indoor and outdoor seating and a quaint and comfortable atmosphere that is pet and kid friendly.
Mountain Treasures Tasting Room
Enjoy wine tasting from Currahee Vineyards inside the Mountain Treasures store.
Ott Vineyards & Winery
Now open 7 days a week, Ott Vineyards offers North Georgia’s Best View. With a family owned and operated vineyard, Ott offers wine tastings, wine by the glass & bottle, and live music on the weekends.
Reece’s Cider Co.
The first cidery in Ellijay, Reece’s Cider Company, produces their own hard cider, and carries a variety of local craft beers & wines. Enjoy live music and food trucks on site and try a flight of their best selling ciders!
Roo Mountain Vineyards
Nestled just four miles from historic Downtown Ellijay with breathtaking, pristine views of the Blue Ridge foothills, Roo Mountain Vineyards is your destination for comfortable luxury. Taste and savor a curated selection of wines and hard ciders, fresh from the vineyard. Looking for delicious food and amazing mountain views? Our kitchen has whipped up a menu made for mid-day noshing including sandwiches, flatbreads, soups, salads, dips and snack boards as well as daily specials!