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Atlanta Area
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is a large collection of trails and parks that are located along the Chattahoochee River. Photos by Julia Margolies
The Silver Comet Trail is Georgia's most ambitious rails-to-trails project. It was named for a train that used the identical route from 1947 to 1968. The Silver Comet originated in Boston and ran through Atlanta on the way to its final destination in Birmingham. Rails-to-trails projects, the conversions of abandoned railroads to recreational trails, are very popular across the country.
Kennesaw
Mountian National Battlefield Park is a 2,884-acre National Battlefield
that preserves a Civil War battleground of Kolb's Farm, June 22, 1864, and
Kennesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864. Authorized as a national battlefield site
in 1917.
Yellow River Regional Park is located along the banks of the Yellow River. This 564 acre site was originally purchased by Gwinnett County for a waste water treatment facility. The park contains over 15 miles of trails that are heavily used by bikers, horseback riders, runners, walkers, and hikers.
Tribble Mill Regional Park is located in Grayson, GA. It's a 700 acre park with two lakes. A 108-acre recreation lake and a 40-acre fishing lake join other amenities such as a group camping area, generous passive open space named Ozora Meadows, lakeside pavilions and 3.4 miles of paved, multi-purpose trails and additional mulch trails for horseback riding and mountain biking. Ozora Meadows contains a large open field that can accommodate up to 3,500 people for large group events, and includes a large handicap-accessible playground, pavilion, an outdoor amphitheater area, restrooms, and water and electricity connections.
Other Georgia Trail Links
The Path
Foundation
TrailExpress.com
The Silver Comet
Trail
Atlanta
Running Trails
Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area
GeorgiaTrails.com
Georgia State Parks
Chicago Area
The Des Plaines River Trail covers more than 7,700 acres and protects land along more than 85 percent of the river in Lake County, providing wildlife habitat, natural flood protection and outdoor recreation opportunities. The 33-mile long Des Plaines River Trail is nearly complete and connects ten Forest Preserves with local parks and communities as it winds through the Greenway from Wisconsin south toward Lake-Cook Road. Currently 29 of the 33 miles are open.
Links to other trail web
sites
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
American Trails
Trails From Rails
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
ParkMaps.com
The National Park Sevice