TABLE OF CONTENTS Atlanta INTRODUCTION . 9 THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BIG TREES . 15 46 North Metro 75 BIRDS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS . 17 575 50 400 INSIDE THE PERIMETER . 19 47 1 Blue Heron Nature Preserve . 22 58 60 85 59 2 43 57 48 Constitution Lakes Park . 27 49 44 51 52 South Fork of Peachtree Creek Greenspaces 56 54 3 45 55 • Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve . 33 53 15 4 • South Peachtree Creek Trail . 39 5 8 • Hahn Woods & Lullwater Park . 44 9 20 31 1 6 • Herbert Taylor Park . 48 West Metro 25 7 • Morningside Nature Preserve . 53 10 19 18 37 285 14 7 4 3 38 6 5 40 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 39 41 13 11 12 Downtown 285 8 • East Palisades . 59 23 22 East Metro 9 • West Palisades . 64 20 16 17 10 24 20 Elwyn John Wildlife Sanctuary . 68 11 21 2 33 Frazer Forest & Deep Dene Park . .. 73 36 3234 35 12 Glenlake Park & Decatur Cemetery . 79 42 The Beltline 29 13 • Piedmont Park & Eastside Beltline Trail . .. 85 28 27 14 • Tanyard Creek Park & Northside Beltline Trail . 90 75 15 Murphey Candler Park . 94 85 South Metro 16 Outdoor Activity Center . 98 26 17 Cascade Springs Nature Preserve . 102 18 W .D . Thompson Park . 106 30 19 Atlanta Memorial Park . 110 Atlanta 20 Mercer University Nature Trail . 114 Georgia 4 HIKING ATLANTA’S HIDDEN FORESTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED WEST METRO . 119 NORTH METRO . 235 21 Boundary Waters Park . 123 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Sweetwater Creek State Park 43 • Summit Loop . 239 22 • Red & Blue Trails . 129 44 • Cheatham Hill Loop . 244 23 • Yellow Trail . 135 45 • Kolb Farm Loop . 249 24 Clinton Nature Preserve . 140 46 Olde Rope Mill Park . 254 25 Heritage Park . 144 47 Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center . 260 48 Simpsonwood Conference & Retreat Center . 264 SOUTH METRO . 149 49 McDaniel Farm Park . 268 26 Melvin L . Newman Wetlands Center . 153 50 Leita Thompson Memorial Park . 272 27 Cochran Mill Park . 158 51 Big Trees Forest Preserve . 276 28 Cochran Mill Nature Center . 163 52 Dunwoody Nature Center . 280 29 Reynolds Nature Preserve . .. 169 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 53 • Cochran Shoals . 285 30 Line Creek Nature Area . 174 54 • Sope Creek . .. 290 55 • Johnson Ferry South . 295 EAST METRO . 179 56 • Johnson Ferry North . 298 31 Henderson Park . 183 57 • Gold Branch . 303 Davidson–Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve 58 • Vickery Creek . 309 59 32 • Mountaintop Trail . 188 • Island Ford . 314 60 33 • Forest & Mile Rock Trails . 192 • Jones Bridge . 318 34 • Mountain View Trail . 196 35 • Laurel Creek Trail . 200 APPENDICES . 323 36 • Cascade & Wilburn Farm Trails . 204 Appendix A—Hikes with Special Features . 324 Stone Mountain Park Appendix B—Champion Trees . 327 37 • Walk-Up Trail . 208 Appendix C—Land Management Agencies . 328 38 • Cherokee Trail . 213 39 • Songbird Habitat Trails . 218 Yellow River Park 40 • North Loop . 222 41 • South Loop . .. 226 42 Panola Mountain State Park . 230 6 HIKING ATLANTA’S HIDDEN FORESTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 7.