DIRECTIONS TO MENTONE, SHADY OAK

•  From: Huntsville or Decatur, AL
  Take Hwy 72 E out of Huntsville towards Scottsboro, Alabama. Take the Hwy. 35 exit at Scottsboro. Turn Right Go across the river; take first left on County Road 40. Stay on Co. Rd. 40 until it merges and becomes Alabama 117. Follow 117 all the way up Look Out Mountain into Mentone. Continue with directions below.
• From: Birmingham, Gadsden, or Montgomery, AL
  Take I-59 North to Exit 231 Turn right onto Alabama Highway 117. Follow 117 South all the way up Look Out Mountain into Mentone. Continue with directions below.
• From: Nashville or Chattanooga, TN
  Take I-59 South to Exit 231. Turn left onto Hwy 117. Follow 117 all the way up Look Out Mountain into Mentone. Continue with directions below.
• From: Atlanta, GA
  Take I-75 North to Exit 306. (Adairsville); Turn LEFT off ramp onto GA 140. Stay on GA 140 (toward Armuchee) for 7/8 miles. You will cross over GA-53 (toward Summersville) for another 7/8 miles. Turn RIGHT onto US-27 N / GA-1 N. Continue to follow US-27 N / GA-1 N for 13 miles. Turn LEFT onto .GA-48. Continue to follow GA-48 (toward Menlo) for 20 miles, noting that GA-48 becomes AL-117. Follow 117 to Mentone.  You will see Dessie’s Restaurant on the Left. Turn Left like you were going into the parking lot. You will see the cabin at the end of the parking lot behind the privacy fence.
  
  
  *** YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT AT TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN IS THE KEY MARKER IN MENTONE***
  
  
  
• Shady Oak
  
  Coming up Look Out Mountain on 117 from I59, go straight. You will see Dessie’s Restaurant on the right. Turn Right like you were going into the parking lot. You will see the cabin at the end of the parking lot behind the privacy fence. (This is just before the Mentone Fire Department.)