Cobb County offers a variety of trails to enjoy
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By Shannon Ballew
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Cobb County offers plenty of
opportunities to get moving outside
with trails of varying lengths
and types: long and winding
trails, low-grade, multi-use
trails and mountain trails can be
found throughout the county.
Here are some of the spots
with the most trails in Cobb:
Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail, which
starts Smyrna, is likely the
county’s best-known trail at 61.6
miles, 12.8 of which are in Cobb.
The trail, built along an abandoned
railroad line, stretches
through Cobb, Paulding and
Polk counties to the Georgia
Alabama state line. There, it
connects with another long trail,
33-mile long Chief Ladiga Trail.
The Silver Comet is a fully
paved trail good for walking,
running, biking and more. It’s
popular among families with
young children and dog walkers,
and people can travel as much or
as little of the trail as they like.
In Cobb, trailheads can be
found at Mavell Road (the east
end of the trail,) Fontaine Road
and Concord Road in Smyrna,
Floyd Road in Mableton, and
Carter Road, Richard D. Sailors
Parkway and Florence Road in
Powder Springs. To the east, a
connector trail links the Silver
Comet to the Cumberland and
Mountain to River trails.
Allatoona Creek Park
Allatoona Creek Park connects
to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers-owned Lake
Allatoona, and includes Big
Allatoona and Little Allatoona
creeks running south from the
lake. Multiple trails run along the
lake and around the forest and
wetlands to the south, totaling
35 miles.
Trails including the 4-mile
Turtle Back Loop and the fivemile
Mason’s Bridge Loop are
popular among mountain bikers
and cross country runners. The
park is home to wildlife including
nesting birds, birds of prey,
deer, fox, bobcats and reptiles.
The park is open to the public
except during hunting season,
when archery hunting is allowed
for deer.
The trails vary from beginner
to expert levels, so choose which
trails you want to travel when
planning your visit. For more
information, visit www.cobbcounty.
org.
Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park
If you can handle a bit of an
incline, Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park’s over
22 miles of trails offer rewarding
views of Atlanta and the North
Georgia Mountains. Walk the
one-mile hike from the visitor
center straight to the summit, or
spend some more time exploring
the mountain’s ridges. There are
even some equestrian trails at
the park.
While you’re there, you can
also learn about the mountain’s
history as the site of the Battle
of Kennesaw Mountain, one of
the bloodiest battles of the Civil
War, during William Tecumseh
Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.
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