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Ponce City Market features a free bike valet right off the Eastside Trail.
Ponce City Market features a free bike valet right off the Eastside Trail. (Sarah Doria)

The New Fitness Scene in Atlanta Is Just Peachy

The city has taken a turn toward smart development, livable neighborhoods, and high-energy amenities.

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Ponce City Market features a free bike valet right off the Eastside Trail.
(Photo: Sarah Doria)

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! .

Long synonymous with urban sprawl, Atlanta is now home to a wide variety of outdoor activities.  

Eastside Trail

Part of the Beltline project that will eventually circle the inner city with parks and light rail, already connects a string of neighborhoods for runners and bike commuters. 

Sope Creek Trails

Seven miles of  just 20 min­utes from downtown. 

Chattahoochee National Recreation Area

for rafting, beer-­drinking, and jumping off 30-foot cliffs.

Tree Climbers International

Atlanta has retained an impressive canopy of enormous oak trees, and —with a rope and har­ness—at its be­ginner clinics.

Phidippides

​T has been slinging Nikes since the seventies running boom. 

Piedmont Park Active Oval

The is a Strava proving ground: the current course record is 2:36. 

The Fish Hawk

The staff will whether you’re chasing North Georgia trout or salt­water trophies. Once you’re outfitted, get a lesson at the in-house school, run with rod maker Sage. 

Outback Bikes

on Wednesday evenings to catch the rowdy 20-mile group ride through the surrounding neighborhoods.

Dick Lane Velodrome 

An with weeknight races. No bike? No problem. There’s a rental fleet on hand.

Ponce City Market

A former Sears warehouse that was into shops and apartments. It features a dining hall full of pet projects by local chefs and a free bike valet right off the Eastside Trail. 

From ϳԹ Magazine, July 2016 Lead Photo: Sarah Doria

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