This story was originally published by ArtsATL .
Hikers, lace up your boots or tighten those sandal straps. Some of metro Atlanta’s best-kept hiking secrets might not be a secret much longer. In June, Atlanta naturalists Jonah McDonald and Zana Pouncey released “Hiking Metro Atlanta’s Hidden Forests: An Hour or Less from Downtown.” The book comes six months after the release of the first volume: “Hiking Intown Atlanta’s Hidden Forests: Inside and on the Perimeter.”
Together, the two-volume compendium published by University of Georgia Press marks a comprehensive collection of hikes, trails, parks and preserves in Atlanta, including at least 90 places that have never appeared in a guidebook before.
McDonald is a park ranger at Mason Mill Park as part of DeKalb County’s Recreation