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     METRO   METRO                                                                                                      creeks and a diverse middle growth   Creek Greenway beckons walkers,   Chattahoochee Nature Center          ATLANTA
                                                                                                                                     Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park

                                                                                                                                                  bicyclers, strollers and other non-
                                                                                                                        forest including some large 100- and
                                                                                                                        200-year-old white oak trees. Roswell,
                                                                                                                                                  motorized transport along a serene,
      ATLANTA   Dynamic, bustling, and amazingly green          Heritage Area near Lithonia features   west sides of metro Atlanta. There   Georgia is nationally known for its   paved pathway through lush forest.  Take to the skies and get a bird’s eye view of the Chattahoochee Nature Center.   METRO
                                                                2,000 acres of granite outcrop,
                                                                                                                        award-winning parks system, offering
                                                                                                                                                    Golf in Georgia is a big outdoor
                                                                                          are several access points along the
                 tlanta is the South’s largest city, and it is a perfect example of
                                                                                                                                                                                Designed for children ages 8 to 108! We make FUN safer using the quick trekker
                                                                wetlands, pine and oak forests,
                                                                                                                                                  pastime and no less so that in the
                                                                                                                        green spaces, river access, a variety of
                                                                                          48 miles of the Chattahoochee River
                                                                                                                                                                                continuous belay system. Our Eco Zipline Canopy Tour will take you through
                 a bustling urban center. However, it also provides avenues to
                                                                                                                                                  Atlanta Metro region. The south metro
                                                                                                                        incredible playgrounds, and thought-
                                                                streams, and a lake, and offers
                                                                                          National Recreation Area, as well
                                                                                                                                                                                a 1-1.5 hour tour of the fabulous and stunning aerial ecosystem of the Nature
            A leave the steel and concrete of the city behind in its pockets
             of green space. Forests, parks, rivers, and lakes are just waiting to be   hiking, biking, birding, and plant   as many hiking trails that follow    provoking art sculptures. Visitors who   city of Peachtree City, for example,   Center while zipping twice over Beaver Pond. Get up to 55 feet in the air on zip
                                                                viewing opportunities.
                                                                                                                                                  offers three top-notch courses and
                                                                                                                                                                                 lines that stretch up to 500 feet! The Eco Zipline Canopy Tour offers up to
                                                                                                                        want a bucket list thrill will find one
                                                                                          the river.
             discovered throughout the city and its suburbs.      Or hit the Silver Comet Trail on the     Some of these trails and river   at the Chattahoochee Nature Center   miles of cart paths throughout the   12 challenge elements as you explore the landscape of the Nature Center.
              Fish, canoe, picnic, and hike to the   opportunities for hiking, biking,   west side of Atlanta. This abandoned   access points just outside the Atlanta   in Roswell, which recently introduced    city. You don’t have to play golf,   9135 Willeo Rd. • Roswell, GA 30075
             ruins of a Civil War-era textile mill   fishing, birding, picnicking, and   rail bed is now a largely paved trail   city limits are in the neighboring   the Screaming Eagle zip line aerial   though. Residents and visitors in   770 992-2055 x280 • CNCZipLines.com
             when you visit Sweetwater Creek   learning about this exposed granite   that stretches all the way to Alabama.  city of Sandy Springs. Also find in   adventure there. Roswell is also a   Peachtree City scoot about town on   info@cncziplines.com
             State Park in Lithia Springs, with its   outcrop with its rare plants of the     Paddle at your own pace down   Sandy Springs the Big Trees Forest   designated bike-friendly community,   golf carts as part of their normal
             215-acre lake. Panola Mountain State   Piedmont region.   the mighty Chattahoochee River   Preserve, a remarkable 30-acre urban   so you’ll find miles of bike trails.   routines, so it’s a favorite way to see
             Park in Stockbridge offers numerous     The Arabia Mountain National   that flows through the north and   forest with hilly topography, two   Nearby, the City of Alpharetta’s Big   all the city’s attractions.
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