Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve

Nice easy hike but be very aware of where you park at. Most of these parking lots have break ins. Do not leave anything valuable in sight in your car.

Well maintained walking trails. Super unique stone features. Edit, I started riding again. I like how well maintained the trails are. The mixes of up and down hills is exciting, and the landscape is awesome! Everyone on the trails are super kind. A great day ride!

One of my favorite places to hike. This park has a diversity of terrain and trails that are not commonly seen at a park. You can walk paved roads or hike off trail. You can walk next to a lake, or hike up rocky terrain, or walk through a forest. I love it. Check out some of my pictures

Plenty of parking, paved paths for walking and biking. I parked here to hike the mountain 2.5 miles each way. Take the paved path to the left, cross the road at crossing and follow the boardwalk to the AWARE Wildlife Center (has parking but filled quickly) cool points for the water bottle filling station. I climbed straight path, came down the opposite side and followed the blue path along the lake. Bring and drink plenty of water. Should try to do an early or evening hike, you will hurt if you choose middle of the day. Please keep this place clean for everyone, enjoy!

This is a very interesting nature preserve. I went midday and the office was open. The staff person inside was very informative. I really enjoyed talking to him. They have events on the weekend. Either go to the website or see the pictures. I saw several people walking dogs, using the paved path ways. I explored the soft trails which at times were particularly strenuous. The soft trails are not wheelchair friendly area nor is it stroller friendly. Pay attention to the markers on the trees and you won’t get lost. Do not pay attention to any colored ribbons dangling from the trees they will confuse you. I saw a good amount of wildlife. There were a lot of song birds. I also saw a hawk. Make sure you bring at least two bottles of water per person. The trees create a natural canopy so I walked in shade. It was bearable. Make sure your phone is charged, use sunscreen and bug spray.
I saw a lot of white Georgia marble that I believe may have come from here and used to build some of the buildings that I’ve visited in Georgia. I’m not a historian and I really don’t know what the quarry produced. If you walk the soft trails you’ll see what I mean.