Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Cochran Shoals Area / Sope Creek - Hiking trail near Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Description

Sope Creek is a more secluded entrance to the Cochran Shoals area. Offering scenic Sibley Pond and a more challenging trail for mountain bikers, Sope Creek is a good getaway in the middle of the city.

Named for a Cherokee holdout from the Trail of Tears, Sope Creek is a picturesque stream that flows into the river. The stone ruins along the creek banks are remnants of a paper manufacturing company that produced a large portion of the South's paper from 1855 to 1902.

From I-285 East:

* Take exit 24, Riverside Drive.
* Left For 2.3 miles to Johnson Ferry Road.
* Left for 2.7 miles to the junction of Johnson Ferry Road and Paper Mill Road.
* Left onto Paper Mill Road for 2.2 miles, entrance will be on the left.

From I-285 West:

* Take exit 24, Riverside Drive.
* North For 2.3 miles to Johnson Ferry Road.
* Left for 2.7 miles to the junction of Johnson Ferry Road and Paper Mill Road.
* Left onto Paper Mill Road for 2.2 miles, entrance will be on the left.

From I-75 North:

* Take exit 260, Windy Hill Road.
* Right to Powers Ferry Road.
* Left for .9 miles to Terrell Mill Road
* Right on Terrell Mill Road for 1.6 miles to ‘right’ turning lane for Paper Mill Road.
* Unit will be on right 1.1 miles down the road.

From I-75 South:

* Take exit 260, Windy Hill Road.
* Left to Powers Ferry Road.
* Left for .9 miles to Terrell Mill Road
* Right on Terrell Mill Road for 1.6 miles to ‘right’ turning lane for Paper Mill Road.
* Unit will be on right 1.1 miles down the road.

From U.S. 41 (Cobb Parkway North) to Windy Hill Road:

* Travel to Powers Ferry Road and follow I-75 directions as listed above.

From U.S. 41 (Cobb Parkway South) to Terrell Mill Road:

* Travel to turning lane for Paper Mill Road.
* Go 1.1 miles to the unit on the right.