Long synonymous with urban sprawl, Atlanta is now home to a wide variety of outdoor activities.聽聽
Eastside Trail
Part of the Beltline project that will eventually circle the inner city with parks and light rail, already connects a string of neighborhoods for runners and bike commuters.聽
Sope Creek Trails
Seven miles of聽 just 20 min颅utes from downtown.聽
Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
for rafting, beer-颅drinking, and jumping off 30-foot cliffs.
Tree Climbers International
Atlanta has retained an impressive canopy of enormous oak trees, and 鈥攚ith a rope and har颅ness鈥攁t its be颅ginner clinics.
Phidippides
鈥婽丑别 has been slinging Nikes since the seventies running boom.聽
Piedmont Park Active Oval
The is a Strava proving ground: the current course record is 2:36.聽
The Fish Hawk
The staff will whether you鈥檙e chasing North Georgia trout or salt颅water trophies. Once you鈥檙e outfitted, get a lesson at the in-house school, run with rod maker Sage.聽
Outback Bikes
on Wednesday evenings to catch the rowdy 20-mile group ride through the surrounding neighborhoods.
Dick Lane Velodrome聽
An with weeknight races. No bike? No problem. There鈥檚 a rental fleet on hand.
Ponce City Market
A former Sears warehouse that was into shops and apartments. It features a dining hall full of pet projects by local chefs and a free聽bike valet right off the Eastside Trail.聽