Georgia Wilderness Society
Peachtree City
February 26, 2025
The GWS biking trip to Peachtree City went over really well it seems. Everyone I’ve talked to said it was a great path system and that the residents are very fortunate to have it. I’ll be doing a GWS trip there again.
We met at 10:30 a.m., Wed., 26 Feb., 2025, at Jim Meade Memorial Park. This is a ball field complex on the south side of town. Six of us pedaled and one person stayed to read in the car. From here, we headed up north along the west side of town, following and crossing over Flat Creek. The day was great, with temperatures in the low 70s, and clear skies. Being a weekday, the paths were not crowded. We came across a few golf carts, walkers and maybe a cyclist or two. The resident users of the 100+ mile path system always seem to be courteous and willing to share the path.
The path I chose consisted of maybe a quarter mile of subdivision street, and the rest was an 8’-10’ wide paved trail system. Portions of the trip passed through an area wooded on both sides, while other areas had woods on one side and backyards on the other. There are tunnels that pass under the busiest streets, so we only had about 3-4 at-grade street crossings in the whole trip. I’ve traveled other paths in town and this section seems to have the fewest and least elevation changes, as well as the fewest homes, especially along Flat Creek.
We passed by several ponds, including Rockspray and Luther Glass Park (3 ponds), where we stopped for a break. Then on to Huddleston Lake and Lake Peachtree, where we began our return back south, along the lake, to Jim Meade. We stopped at the BMX track (bicycle motocross), but none of us were brave enough to take our road bikes on the clay course.
We ended up traveling about 17.6 miles, although half the group had work or other commitments and turned around a bit before the halfway point. Total peddling time was about 1.6 hours.
Participants were: Joe Mangum, Terry Ross (Rosemary was the reader), Ben and Anne Thompson, Basil Youman, and yours truly, Curt Cole.
See you on the trail.
