Run or walk the flat Cochran Shoals loop by the river
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Cochran Shoals is a 3.1 mile crushed-stone loop in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, just off I-285 on the north side. The path is flat and wide, so runners, strollers and cyclists share it, and leashed dogs are allowed. Stop at the boardwalk about 0.6 mile in to look for turtles and waterfowl in the marsh. Weekends are busy, so go early, and check the entrance fee at the kiosk.
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Run or walk the flat Cochran Shoals loop by the riverCochran Shoals Trail, Interstate North Pkwy, Atlanta
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