Heritage Park — Attraction in Mableton

The entrance to the park contains a spacious parking lot with plenty of shade and entrances on both Nickajack and Fontaine road. At the entrance building there are two usually clean bathrooms, an information board on the left, picnic benches on the right, water fountains at the back of the building and a long very elevated walkway with a gazebo deeper into the forest.

The first part of the trail has a bench and runs past some patches of flowers and ponds, then goes on to an elevated boardwalk that passes through a low wetlands. I have seen a rabbit and several squirrels running alongside the path in this area.

At the end of the boardwalk is a bridge crossing Nickajack creek, which provides a nice view. A path leads away form the bridge to the right to meet up with Fontaine Road and the Heritage Park trail continues to the left. This trail follows Nickajack creek and passes across several small bridges and picturesque scenes, then reaches some old burnt-out ruins. At the ruins there are two picnic benches under a pavilion, a small path to the covered bridge on Concord, and two paths leading steeply uphill to the Silver Comet Trail.

Overall, the park is generally very clean and pleasant to walk on. It is pet friendly, bike-free, and usually close to empty even...

Heritage Park is a nature trail rather than a traditional park. Most of it runs along Nickajack Creek, which makes the trail a very scenic hike. The trail is not very long at just under 2 miles but it does connect up directly with the Silver Comet Trail for those looking to do a longer walk. There are some historic stone building ruins that add some nice scenery near the connector to the Silver Comet.

Be aware that other than a raised wooden bridge section near the front, the trail is mostly natural dirt and rock and not stroller friendly. Great for dogs though, smooth enough for runners if you watch your footing. Mobile connectivity in different parts of the trail is a little spotty in places but generally...

This is a great walkable short trail but you should wear proper footwear for rocks, roots, and grading. Park at the restroom area and then you can walk the loop. Not suggested for scorching hot days but the path is, in fact, mostly shaded. A good path that intersects eventually with the beltway but this trail is narrow. I've seen families with strollers on the dirt path portion but I would avoid this. Your pets should be leashed and cleaned up after and because of close quarters any aggressive dogs should be left at home. Also, since much of the path runs along side, and below, the East-West Connector, don't expect allot of quiet-you will hear...