{"id":67278,"date":"2019-07-30T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T22:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=67278"},"modified":"2022-09-23T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:40:07","slug":"atlanta-outdoor-activities-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/atlanta-outdoor-activities-guide","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Outdoor Activities Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peek out the window as you fly into Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aci.aero\/news\/2019\/03\/13\/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the world\u2019s busiest passenger airfield<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you\u2019ll understand why this Southern metropolis is known as the \u201cCity In a Forest.\u201d A lush canopy stretches out from its skyscrapers, shading the bustling city in every direction. But the real action happens beneath the leaves as Atlanta has been busy building out its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/residents\/parks-recreation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">park system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/beltline.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BeltLine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an ongoing rail-trail conversion and one of the most ambitious greenway projects in the country. Though only a handful of sections have been completed, the trail already attracts nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/beltline.org\/about\/the-atlanta-beltline-project\/atlanta-beltline-overview\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 million visitors a year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and once the project wraps up, hopefully by 2030, more than 30 miles of planned multiuse paths will connect 45 Atlanta neighborhoods and 1,300 acres of parkland. And the BeltLine is far from the only game in town. Here are our favorite picks for getting outside when you\u2019re \u201cinside the perimeter,\u201d the imaginary border formed by the I-285 loop that separates Atlanta from the suburbs. <a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ATL_Printable_map.pdf\">Download an illustrated version of this guide<\/a>, and you\u2019re ready to roll.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peek out the window as you fly into Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world\u2019s busiest passenger airfield, and you\u2019ll understand why this Southern metropolis is known as the \u201cCity In a Forest.\u201d A lush canopy stretches out from its skyscrapers, shading the bustling city in every direction. 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