East Palisades Wander

Let's spend Tuesday morning hiking at East Palisades.  This one will be what I call a Wander.  Unlike my normal hike at East Palisades, this one will include more time on either lightly used trails or off trail altogether.  It will be a wander through the woods and who knows were we will end up.  This is a good opportunity to explore some of the corners of the park that frankly are difficult to get to once the leaves are out.  

Fair warning, due to the time we will spend on either lightly used trails or bushwhacking, I strongly recommend you consider these factors and whether you are comfortable being off well groomed, established trails  before signing up for this hike.  I will rate this as a D2 hike but it will be on the difficult end of a D2 hike due to the steep hills we are likely to encounter.

Although I have hiked all of the trails we will take, I will not have hiked the exact trek we will take (some of which will be decided on the fly as we go). I estimate the hike to take 2.5 hours but it could be a bit more or less depending on the path we take.  

We will be meeting at the Indian Trail parking lot off Northside Drive. This is a CRNRA unit so parking is $5 or use of an annual parking pass  There are no bathroom facilities at this trailhead so plan accordingly.     Drive slowly on the gravel entrance road to East Palisades as there are some dips and potholes.   

Indian Trail Entrance

1425 Indian Trail NW

Sandy Springs, GA 30327

Coordinates  33.884286,  -84.436911

From I-285 Eastbound -

• Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
• Right on Northside Drive to Powers Ferry Road,
• Travel 1.1 miles to Indian Trail
• Right on Indian Trail and travel 0.4 miles to park entrance
• Take gravel road 0.3 miles to parking lot 

From I-285 Westbound -

• Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
• Straight to the second traffic light
• Left on Northside Drive to Powers Ferry Road,
• Straight through Powers Ferry intersection - Travel 1.1 miles to Indian Trail
• Right on Indian Trail and travel 0.4 miles to park entrance
• Take gravel road 0.3 miles to parking lot 

From I-75  Exit onto I-285 Eastbound - Follow directions above "From I-285 Eastbound"

This is a unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Remember to bring $5 for parking pass unless you have an annual CRNRA parking pass.