Sells Park. — Attraction in Athens

Before I say anything else let me just say this right off the bat. If you are here for mountain biking, this is the downhill end. Find the uphill side first. Secondly I'm a 210 lb 5 foot 7 out of shape white guy who hasn't ridden since the birth of my first child 9 years ago. This was not the trail for me. it is fairly technical, very muddy, all uphill, and narrow. It is one-lane with sight lines of maybe 20 to 25 ft, often less. There were several places where the combination of mud and incline made it all I could do to even get off and push the bike the next 15 ft. There was one place that if you come down hill a little too fast not knowing what's ahead, you will die. This day, following the example of Blackbeard the pirate, I did wear my red shirt unfortunately I forgot the brown pants. I was here on a sunny day at the end of May under a cloudless blue sky about 73° there had been a fair amount of rain about 36 hours before and the trail was still very muddy. I got here at 10 on a Thursday morning and it was deserted but by the time I left at 11 there were several people on the trail. I give it a six out of ten will bring a new pair of...

This isn't a park in terms of a picnic area and playground, but there are already places for that. There is a pond at the top of the hill if that is your thing. The parking lot is small, and the spaces that are there may be occupied. There is neighborhood street parking if you are comfortable with that.

The real beauty of the park is that it is right in town and connects to a lot of hiking and mountain biking trails. Look up the Athens Trail and Strouds Run network for a nice trail map which covers the park and the connected and much larger Strouds Run state park. Most of the trails are configured as loops and have connectors between them. There are lot of miles here to explore that include mountains, rock formations, streams, and a...

Great park! Really huge! Giving it 4 stars for 1 small reason, stairway for climbing onto a rock structure was in bad shape, so you had to be super careful! Still a wonderful view! Also the path was overgrown, but since you’re here for the greenery, i’m fully okay with this. I had a really great time here! As you can see it’s perfect for anyone of any age!! One of the best views in Athens. You can see East state street in some areas and the university in...