Motorized vehicles, skateboards and roller blades will be restricted from the trail. The trail surface will be constructed with pervious concrete. Upon completion, the multi-use trail will be open to bicycles, strollers, joggers, and walkers. The trail will eventually connect to other green trails within Cobb County. The latter section will be closed to the public from J– February 1, 2007. Once this section is completed, the trail will continue through National Park Service property following Rottenwood Creek to Cumberland Boulevard and ending at Interstate North Parkway. It will begin at Paces Mill and parallel the Chattahoochee River to Rottenwood Creek. 4058 Whitewater Creek Rd NW, Atlanta, GA. Cobb County received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration and will be constructing a multi-use trail through the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. East Palisades Trail: Features a parking area and picnic area off the roads of Harris Trail and Whitewater Creek Road. The trail leading to Rottenwood Creek at Paces Mill will be closed from February 13 to June 1, 2006. The Rottenwood Creek trail connects the Chattahoochee River trail in West Palisades with the Bob Callan trail and as you may have guessed it follows the Rottenwood Creek which powered the old Akers Mill and provides minor cascades for us to enjoy along the way for much of the hike. Round trip distance for all caches along the route from either parking lot is about 2 1/4 miles.Contact: Nancy Poe, Chief of Resource Education, 67Ĭontact: Cobb County Department of Transportation, 77 Starting at the Bob Callan Trailhead located at Interstate North Parkway and Cumberland Boulevard, pedestrians and cyclists will find six boardwalk sections, a steel truss bridge spanning a creek tributary, a viewing overlook and resting. The CRNRA Cochran Shoals parking lot has a $3.00 daily parking fee. The Bob Callan Trail is a pristine connection for the Cumberland community to national parkland at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). Approximately one-third of the trail’s length is within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and was coordinated with the National Park Service. Examples of when to call 77 are for property crime (car break-ins, vandalism), suspicious activity, or a threat to the park's resources (digging).
Note: The caches along the Bob Callan/Rottenwood Creek Trail and the Akers Mill Trail are best accessed by foot or bicycle from parking lots located at the north end of the Bob Callan/Rottenwood Creek Trail or the Chattahoochee River National Recreational Area Cochran Shoals at Eugene Gunby Road. The trail follows an existing sanitary sewer easement parallel to the Chattahoochee River, then upstream along Rottenwood Creek, which is generally parallel to I-75. Call 77 for non-emergency law enforcement assistance for any event that does not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of visitors or employees. The cache is a cammo'ed pill bottle located off the ground and contains only the log so bring your own pencil. GPS accuracy is poor in this area so use the hint if needed. The cache is located only about 850 feet from the parking lot so it is a short easy hike. The "Bob Callan" section of the trail offers few, if any, viable locations for a regular cache and the CNRA, where caches are not allowed, begins a short distance from the cache location so we decided to make this one of the "streak extender" series. There is paved parking lot at the trailhead. The trail follows the creek on down to the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Shortly after passing under I-285, the trail enters the Chattahoochee National Recreation area where it is known as the Rottenwood Creek Trail. The Rottenwood Creek project is a trail project that begins at the ball fields on Aviation Road, passing through the KSU Campus to land at Barclay Circle, continuing on Barclay Circle to Cobb Pkwy, continuing south on Cobb Pkwy to Rottenwood Creek, then following Rottenwood Creek east until completing at Franklin Gateway. It is a paved trail that winds along Rottenwood Creek under a portion of the Interstate 75/285 interchange. At the trailhead it is identified as the Bob Callan Trail. There is a little known but delightful trail along Rottenwood Creek that recently opened.
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