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Half-mile trail that traverses a shady flood plain along the South Fork of Peachtree Creek.


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0.4

Miles

0.7

KM

Lollipop

883' 269 m

High

842' 257 m

Low

48' 15 m

Up

51' 16 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Historical Significance · River/Creek · Views

Family Friendly Just east of the lower trail are remnants of an old, water-powered grist mill built in 1863.

Need to Know

Preserve is gated and closes at dark.

Moving east along the creek will lead to the Lullwater Loop.

Description

Emory University's trustees transformed this 4.7-acre former landfill into a green space in 1993 (then called the T. Marshall Hahn Jr. Commemorative Forest). The lower trail borders the South Fork of Peachtree Creek along the north and west sides of the trail.

At the parking lot, and taking the staircase down, the trail begins at the Sweetgum-yellow forest type as it moves northwest. At the bend of the creek, the forest transitions to the loblolly pine-hardwood forest. As the trail moves south along the creek, the forest transitions to one of white oak, black oak, and Northern red oak.

Flora & Fauna

White, Black, and Northern Red Oak, Loblolly Pine Hardwood, Sweetgum, Yellow Poplar, American Beech, Big Leaf Magnolia, River Birch, American Holly, Eastern Red Cedar, Flaming Sumac, Sassafras, Redbud, Box Elder.

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Ryan Spr

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Dam built by Washington Jackson Houston and the remnants of a single-lane iron bridge that once carried traffic on Houston Mill Road across the Peachtree Creek
Apr 4, 2022 near North D…, GA
South Fork of the Peachtree Creek
Apr 4, 2022 near North D…, GA

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