The 3.8-mile moderate Gold Branch Trail near Marietta offers a number of activities apart from hiking, namely birding, fishing, running, biking and wildlife viewing. The trail runs along the Chattahoochee River in a loop and drains the watershed of the 673.6 acres Bull Sluice Lake. Through the deciduous forest, your trail starts with the long boardwalk bridge that crosses the stream and the wetlands. As you traverse along the curved path along the lake, the vast expanse of the lake that is wider, calmer and deeper than the Chattahoochee river. Along the next half mile, you will find side trails leading to fishing areas. Your trail will get moderate along the climb to the watershed with a number of lake-views before reaching the top. Descend through the roadbed of Lower Roswell Road.

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