Trails Along Whitewater and Ruins – Hiking Sweetwater Creek in Atlanta

Quick stats: Length: 4 miles (loop) Difficulty: Easy to moderate Highlights: The hike visits the ruins of a textile mill destroyed in the Civil War and travels the rocky bluffs of a rushing whitewater creek – all within minutes outside of Atlanta. This four mile hiking trail leaves from the...

Paces Mill / Rottenwood Creek Trail in Metro Atlanta

One of our favorite running and walking trails in the metro Atlanta area is the Paces Mill / Rottenwood Creek trail. Following the Chattahoochee River for a quarter mile and then turning to follow Rottenwood Creek to its waterfalls near the end of the trail, this 3.6 mile paved trail blends urban signs of...

A Lakeside Trail Close to Atlanta: Hiking at Red Top Mountain

Clear blue skies, fair weather and hints of Spring make us crave some hiking time in the woods with our black lab – but unfortunately, schedules don’t always permit a day-long drive up to the Chattahoochee National Forest.  We’ve found a few nice trails around the metro area that...

Cochran Shoals: Trails along the Chattahoochee River

Just outside the Atlanta perimeter is one of the most popular parks in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area: Cochran Shoals. With 3.1 miles of wide graveled trails along the banks of the shoals of the Chattahoochee River, this is a popular running, walking and biking trail that’s convenient to...

A Hiking Trail Close to Home: Sope Creek

A part of the  Chattachoochee National Recreation Area, Sope Creek offers some great trails and relaxation just north of Atlanta (but seemingly a world away from the city). Just outside the 285 Perimeter , Sope Creek offers a series of trails through preserved forest with connecting trails to the well-used...

Paddling the Hooch: The Metro Chattahoochee River

Many decades in progress of cleaning up the Metro Atlanta section of the Chattahoochee River were successful in their goal: to restore the river once described as glorious and beautiful by early Georgia explorers to its original beauty. We’ve found their efforts successful, and have found a close...

Paddling the Metro Hooch: Kayaking the Chattahoochee River

Check out our HD video review of the 6 mile downstream kayaking trip from Johnson Ferry to Paces Mill on a metro-Atlanta stretch of the Chattahoochee River: This metro stretch of the Hooch has long been one of our kayaking favorites for convenience – with just a short drive and coordination of drop...