START: Historic Water Tower lawn

Studioplex parking lot

one of the last easy returns to street until near North Avenue!

afterparty location!

skate park!
look left/west at the skate park!

passing under Freedom Pkwy/Highland Connector/PATH trail

skate park!
look left/west to the skate park!

Ralph McGill Blvd
bridge crossing over Ralph McGill, access to street possible but difficult

Angier Springs Rd
access to street possible, last easy street access until Piedmont Park!

Old 4th Ward Park Overlook
look west to the beautiful new Old 4th Ward Park

Old 4th Ward Park

This area was Ponce de Leon Springs (a natural spring) in the mid 1800s, and Ponce de Leon Amusement Park from the 1880s to the 1920s.

North Ave
bridge crossing over North Ave: no street access!

City Hall East (old Sears Building)
passing alongside City Hall East, built 1925 as a Sears, Roebuck & Co. regional distribution center. Sits on Just less than 2 million square feet in size, not counting the parking decks, boiler plant or other on-site structures. 45 acres of floor space!

Ponce de Leon Ave
no street access!

Paris on Ponce

looking left at Whole Foods / Home Depot complex

street access possible: cut right through self-storage / Paris on Ponce parking lot to Ponce de Leon Place

Magnolia Tree!
looking down the slope toward the mall, this famous magnolia tree used to be in Ponce de Leon Park, also known as Spiller Park or Spiller Field during 1924-1932. This was the primary home field for the minor league baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers for nearly six decades (1907-1964.) It was also home of the Atlanta Black Crackers who won the second half championship of the Negro American League in 1938. Babe Ruth once hit a home run that got stuck in the tree!

pass under Virginia Ave (no road access)

Monroe Drive
last good road access until Worcester (near Amsterdam)

CAUTION! Cross Monroe Drive

Park Tavern
enter parking lot behind Park Tavern

Piedmont Park
passing Piedmont Park on right

Park Drive
pass under Park Drive bridge (no road access)

Dog Park
passing off-leash dog park on left

Evelyn Street

TUNNEL
CAUTION! Cars only!

Piedmont Park Expansion
rest stop, interpretive stop

assumes construction fence open, otherwise detour on Piedmont Ave or Monroe

Piedmont Ave
cross under Piedmont (no road access)

Montgomery Ferry
possible road access: dismount, climb up hill on NORTHEAST side of bridge, lift bike over short rail; also possible turn-around point

Y in the tracks: Ansley Hills & golf course
DANGER! DO NOT RIDE FURTHER! (active MARTA to north/east, active freight rail to west/north)

BBT 2011 Off Road, On Beltline!