First Mile Of Trail To Eventually Link DeKalb Cities With Atlanta And The BeltLine Opens

The North Fork of Peachtree Creek runs along Interstate 85 in DeKalb County.

Courtesy of Peachtree Creek Greenway Inc.

The city of Brookhaven officially opened the first mile of the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Thursday. It’s the initial piece of what’s intended to be a 12-mile paved trail, linking Doraville, Chamblee and Brookhaven to Atlanta and the BeltLine.

The idea for the trail goes back 20 years, to a DeKalb County and PATH Foundation plan for a network of paths.

After all that time, Betsy Eggers, board chair of Peachtree Creek Greenway Inc., a group that advocates for the trail, said she’s excited to see the first mile completed.