Silver Comet Trail: Mavell Road To Floyd Road, Powder...
Hike the level roadbed along the route of Seaboard Air Lines? Silver Comet, one of a family of trains that included the Orange Blossom Special. The Silver Comet was a passenger service train that ran on various railroads from... trails.com
Sweetwater Creek
Gauge Description: Class 3 at low flows below 4 feet. Class 4 above 5 feet on the gauge. The falls are 4+ At 7 feet the falls are a class 5 drop. The river has been run a few times over 10 feet and possibly as hig... americanwhitewater.org
Sweetwater Historic (Red) And Yellow Trail, Atlanta, Georgia
The Red, or Historic, Trail follows an old road through the historic city of New Manchester to Sweetwater Mill then continues to an overlook of Sweetwater Creek falls. The Yellow Trail crosses the river and climbs into the wa... trails.com
Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail follows the bed of the old Seaboard Air Line. From 1947 to 1969, the shiny Silver Comet passenger train provided luxury service between New York and Birmingham. Today, three trestles and a railroad t... traillink.com
Sweetwater Creek State Park, Atlanta, Georgia
The lake at Sweetwater Creek is large and fairly deep; it attracts more divers than most shallower lakes and usually has at least several duck species all winter. Good viewing access is available for almost the entire lake. T... trails.com
Silver Comet Trail: Floyd Road To Florence Road, Mableton And...
This path is the Silver Comet Trail?s continuation west from Floyd Road. Along this section?s 7.3-mile route (one way), the trail passes through a railroad cut, over a trestle bridge with a panoramic view of the Dogwood Count... trails.com
Wild Horse Creek Trail, Powder Springs, Georgia
Follows the level floodplain of Wild Horse Creek and Noses Creek to the Noses Creek trestle, climbing at the finish to the Silver Comet Trail. Wild Horse Creek Trail was the first planned side trail to the Silver Comet Trail ... trails.com
Heritage Park Trail, Smyrna, Georgia
This historic road explores a portion of Confederate General Joseph Johnston?s Smyrna Line and the remains of an old woolen mill. Hikers can view Ruff?s Mill and continue on to see Concord Covered Bridge. trails.com
Sweetwater Nongame Wildlife Trails, Atlanta, Georgia
This deep-woods experience is only a few minutes west of downtown Atlanta. Hikers on the Nongame Wildlife Trails frequently see deer, wild turkey, and other large animals trails.com
Picketts Mill Trail, Kennesaw, Georgia
This trail explores the site of a decisive Confederate victory during the Atlanta Campaign, ending with hikers following the path taken by Union soldiers as they advanced down a valley toward the right flank of the Confederat... trails.com
Phoenix Rising: Historic Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is all about rebirth and renewal. Although most people know that the city burned during the Civil War, few of even her own current citizens are aware that the city suffered another devastating fire in 1917. So Atlanta... trails.com
Cheatham Hill Trail, Kennesaw, Georgia
The trail follows a gravel road from Burnt Hickory to Dallas Highway, then parallels a low ridge to Cheatham Hill. After exploring Civil War entrenchments, the trail falls to Kolb?s Farm Trail, returning to Dallas Highway alo... trails.com
That Pyromaniac From The North: When The Civil War Raged,...
If you are history buffs and particularly inflamed by the Civil War period, you?ll lose yourselves in learning about the battle for Atlanta. Even if all you remember about the Civil War is seeing Atlanta torched in Gone With ... trails.com
Grant Park Loop Trail (Including Zoo Atlanta), Atlanta, Georgia
Grant Park loop visits the 1880s-era green space that was the centerpiece of wealthy homes in a development of the same name. The park also houses Zoo Atlanta, which features animals living in near-native habitat. More than 2... trails.com
In Scarlett's Footsteps: Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta,...
Moonlight and magnolias, hoop skirts and parasols, Greek Revival mansions and grand balls, a fiery war between brothers, and torrid love affairs? these are stereotypes about the Old South, quite often developed from reading t... trails.com
Atlanta, Ga: Kennesaw Mountain
Starting from a cannon at the visitor center, this 15.8-mile, figure-eight loop tours the rolling terrain of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Traveling along a wide gravel and dirt path, this route wander... trimbleoutdoors.com
Cochran Shoals Trail, Smyrna, Georgia
This trail follows the Cochran Shoals Walking Trail to a second loop trail that explores the watershed of the Chattahoochee River on an unnamed knoll. Cochran Shoals Trail is on the west side of the Chattahoochee River, just ... trails.com
Cochran Mill Trail, Fairburn, Georgia
After crossing Little Bear Creek, the trail follows an old road to Bear Creek, where it climbs along the riverbank to two falls. From the second falls it rises to an old road and explores the Bear Creek watershed. Cochran Mil... trails.com