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Hitting the Trail – Olde Town Conyers
On Thursday afternoon outside the Nancy Guinn Library, Conyers Mayor Randy Mills, and PATH Foundation officials and State Sen. Ronald Ramsey were joined by cyclists, runners and walkers of all ages to dedicate and celebrate the completion of the Olde Town Conyers portion of the PATH Trail.
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First annual TriPATHlon a huge success!
Over 300 people competed in Sunday’s TriPATHlon held at Chastain Park. TriPATHlon is PATH’s first annual in-town triathlon event. Volunteers and participants started arriving at five in the morning. As the sun came up, participants organized in line around the Chastain Park Pool to begin the first portion of the triathlon.
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Special Connections
During our twenty years of trail building, we have erected over fifty bridges and built several tunnels to connect destinations separated by roads, rivers, and railroad tracks. In our quest to provide seamless trail-travel, we have recently helped make a few special connections that will serve to make Atlanta a friendlier place for non-motorized travelers.
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Bike-Hike a Grand Success
Just about the same time the PATH staff decided to organize a grand opening of the South River Trail connection between Lyons Road and Panola Shoals, DeKalb County officials called to announce CEO Burrell Ellis wanted to stage a Bike and Hike somewhere on the trail system to celebrate a healthier DeKalb. The result was [...] Read Full Article
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Fall Trail Construction
PATH crews started construction on several new projects during the fall. Efforts to connect downtown Conyers to the South River and the Rockdale River Trail began last month when PATH crews began construction of the Old Towne Conyers Trail along Parker Road. The trail segment underway will connect Old Towne Conyers to Wheeler Park and [...] Read Full Article
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PATH’s Twentieth Year is Here
They say time passes fast when you are having fun. The PATH staff can attest to that theory since none of us can believe twenty years has elapsed since we filed for our 501 ©3 status in 1991 to start building some off-road trails for traffic-weary travelers. Next year, we will officially be twenty years [...] Read Full Article
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PATHRocks 2010 a huge success!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for PATHRocks 2010. Check out the photo album on Facebook.
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Sk8 Challenge on Silver Comet a Success.