Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
Atlanta's Natural and Human History xi
Weather xv
Tread Lightly on the Land xvii
Enjoying the Hike xviii
Planning Your Hike xviii
Using Map, Compass, and Global Positioning System (GPS) Devices xx
Getting to the Trail xxi
Using This Guide xxi
Enjoy and Respect This Beautiful Landscape xxii
Map Legend xxiii
Trail Finder xxiv
National Park Service Units Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 1
1 West Palisades Unit Trails 2
2 East Palisades Unit Trails 6
3 Cochran Shoals Unit Trails 11
4 Sope Creek Unit Trails 15
5 Gold Branch Unit Trails 19
6 Vickery Creek Unit Trails 23
7 Island Ford Unit Trails 28
8 Jones Bridge Unit Trails 33
Honorable Mentions
A Powers Island Unit Trails 38
B Johnson Ferry Unit Trails 38
C Medlock Bridge Unit Trails 39
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 40
9 Summit to Pigeon Hill Trails Loop 41
10 Cheatham Hill to Pigeon Hill Trails Loop 46
11 Cheatham Hill to Kolb Farm Trails Loop 50
12 Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge Trails 55
US Army Corps of Engineers 60
13 Laurel Ridge Trail on Lake Sidney Lanier 61
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 65
14 Pickett's Mill State Historic Site Trails 66
15 Red Top Mountain State Park: Homestead and Sweetgum Trails 71
16 Red Top Mountain State Park: Iron Hill Multiuse Trail 76
17 Amicalola Falls State Park Trails 80
18 Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park Trails 85
19 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center 91
Honorable Mentions
D Allatoona Pass Trails 97
E Fort Yargo State Park Trails 97
F Hard Labor Creek State Park Trails 98
G Panola Mountain State Park Trails 98
H Sweetwater Creek State Park: Jacks Hill Trail 99
Local Parks and Gardens
20 Piedmont Park Trails 101
21 BeltLine: Eastside Trail 105
22 Silver Comet Trail: Mavell Road to Floyd Road 110
23 Silver Comet Trail: Floyd Road to Florence Road 115
24 Pine Mountain Recreation Area Trails 119
25 Pine Log Creek Trails 124
26 Big Creek Greenway Trail 129
27 Suwanee Creek Greenway Trail 134
28 Sawnee Mountain Preserve: Indian Seats Trails 139
29 Sawnee. Mountain Preserve: Mountainside Trails 144
30 Elachee Nature Science Center at Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve 148
31 Little Mulberry Park Trails 153
32 State Botanical Garden of Georgia 158
33 Stone Mountain Park: Cherokee Trail and Upper Walk-Up Trail 164
34 Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve 170
35 Dauset Trails Nature Center 175
36 Cochran Mill Park 180
37 McIntosh Reserve 185
Honorable Mentions
I Chastain Park PATH Trail 191
J Chattahoochee Nature Center Trails 191
K Silver Comet Trail: Florence Road to Dallas 192
L Tribble Mill Park 192
M Dauset Trails Nature Center: Backcountry Multiuse Trails 193
N Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Multiuse Trail 193
O Thompson Mills Forest and State Arboretum 194
Appendix A Land Use Management Agencies and Organizations 195
Appendix B Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Protection Groups and Organizations 197
Appendix C Additional Resources 199
Hike Index 201
About the Authors 203
