When I did the hike in September 2020, a massive tree was down, blocking the trail.
You will cross a couple of footbridges over a small creek. There is a side trail here and there on the way to WP 7, but ignore these and stick to the main trail. Most of the terrain on the loop trail is flat and easy to hike. Intersections WP 15 and WP 9 just across the dirt road The National Park Service has moved around some of the intersections, including WP 13 and 14, closed some of the trails, and now the hike starts at the new handicap parking area. This refers to the fact that the parking lot for the Akers Drive section of the Palisades Unit used to be at WP 12, and that’s where the hike used to start. Signs stating TRAIL REROUTE are posted at the start. The lower parking area, where anyone hiking the trail must park-this is not a handicap accessible trail-is just a short walk from the trailhead. The hike starts at WP 13, which is located in the upper section of the parking lot, a section for handicap visitors only. You might be wondering, “Who in the world would do that?” Believe me, it happens. The intersection number is given there.ĭespite trail maps being posted, it is best to bring a copy of the map with you because you never know when some lowlife will vandalize the map stands. To find out where you are, look at the very bottom left of the trail map. Unlike maps on other trails within Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area where the intersection numbers are colored yellow on the map, making it easy to figure out where you are, the maps at West Palisades are not color coded (or are colored so lightly that they look the same as all other numbers).
Trail maps are posted in stands at each intersection.
At Akers Drive, you are on the trails right from the start. If you park at Paces Mill (WP 1) you have a 30-minute round trip walk on the Rottenwood Creek Trail just to get to the hiking trails. If you plan to hike the actual hiking trails on the west side of the Palisades Unit of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, not the paved, multi-use Rottenwood Creek Trail, it is best to park at the Akers Drive parking lot (WP 13 on the above map). West Palisades Hike Map (click to enlarge)ĭownload the West Palisades Trail Map (PDF).
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