>>2713219You can fly into Atlanta International Airport, take the MARTA to the Sandy Springs Georgia REI store and take their shuttle to Amicalola Falls State park in north Georgia.
Amicalola State Park has a lodge, restaurant and visitors center. You can stay at the lodge a night or two to recover from your airline flight. The approach trail from Amicalola Falls State Park is 8 miles long and it takes you to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain Georgia.
Start slow. You can do 8 to 12 mile days while you get your hiking legs.
Come on down to Georgia Bro. Just do it.