![]() It ends/starts in the Paces Mill / West Palisades park I recognized starting ‘Shoot the Hooch’ tubing here as a kid. It meanders along the Chattahoochee River and Rottenwood Creek waterways. Just north of Vinings was a two-mile scenic surprise with the Bob Callan PATH multi-use trail. North Atlanta has come a long, long way in terms of dedicated bike lanes in the past decade - it was surprising to see how many miles of road had designated bike lanes, and signage to “Share the Road”! Sure, all of the bike-friendly sections required traversing some not bike-friendly roads, but Atlanta must have been in a good mood today because I only had bad encounters in one area (You suck, Vinings).Ī tip of the hat to Lower Roswell Road - not only do you have well-groomed, designated bike lanes running both directions, but you have a sidewalk and wide asphalt pedestrian path. 3 Best Things about Bicycling North Atlanta 1: 60% of dedicated bicycle lanes ![]() In all, I was able to patch together a 45+ mile mostly bike-friendly course starting in Brookhaven, heading north towards Roswell, turning back through Vinings, then heading east through north Buckhead to end back in Brookhaven. Google Maps painted me a hopeful picture with clusters of miles upon miles of green bike-friendly trails, roads, and even dedicated lanes around the metro Atlanta region. I recently set out to route several long distance, bike-friendly routes near and around North Atlanta to support my urban Atlanta training for a 100 mile century.
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