East Advanced Zone

Quarry (21)

Visitors can find the remnants of a limestone quarry, utilized in the early 1900’s at this location. Flora and fauna have started to take back this area, but if you look passed the foliage, you will see the limestone perimeter and ground. This rock was used for building structures, such as the Hilltop and River Benches (Points of Interest 7 and 15), and the Picnic Shelter (Point of Interest 22)

Picnic Shelter (22)

Another structure in the park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and 1940s, this outdoor shelter area is a great spot to relax. Reserve this location for a cookout or picnic! Several multi-use trails surround this building, so whether you just got done with a hike or are about to set out on one, this is a great place to stop and check out. The limestone used to build the fireplace on this structure were sources from the quarry (Point of Interest 21) in the park, just west of this site!

Marge’s Trail

This 0.23-mile beginner multi-use trail connects the suspension bridge to the Big Wheel trail and is named after Marjory Anderson, a major benefactor for the second phase of trail development here at Atwood Park. Thanks Marge!

Grant’s March

This 0.35-mile foot-traffic trail connects Marge’s Trail to the multi-use section of the Big Wheel trail. This beginner trail and is named after a WWI era marching song composed by E. Mack which is thought to be reminiscent of General Grant’s month-long march down the Mississippi River to Louisiana near the end of the Vicksburg Campaign during the Civil War.

Trench Rabbit

This steep 0.07 mile strip of rocky multi-use trail connects Big Wheel to the Civilian Conservation Corps shelter (Point of Interest 22) in the East Advanced Zone and is named after an experimental piece of trench digging equipment nicknamed “White Rabbit” that was designed to rapidly dig trenches across no-man’s-land to enemy lines. Unfortunately, this tank was built far too late and was too heavy to be used during the war.

Burn and Turn

This 0.20-mile beginner multi-use contour flow trail leads a tight circle around the Civilian Conservation Corps shelter in the East Advanced Zone and is named after aerial combat maneuvers during WWII in which pilots would make sharp turns and utilize high speeds to gain an advantage during close-quarters dogfights.

Big Wheel

This 1.18 mile trail contains both multi-use and beginner downhill directional flow biking-only sections and goes through much of the East Advanced Zone. The origin of the name of this trail is debated, with some believing it to be named after WWII slang referring to “anyone with a little authority”. Others believe that it refers to an experimental rocket-propelled explosive wheel-cart called a “Panjandrum” that was designed to roll through enemy lines at high speed before detonating.