The Eastside Trail is a walking and biking trail running roughly north-south through the Eastside of Atlanta, forming part of the Beltline ring of trails and parks. It is lined with numerous notable industrial buildings adapted into restaurants, shops, apartments, condos, and two major food halls and mixed-use developments. The corridor between Ponce City Market and the Old Fourth Ward is frequently cited as the busiest stretch of the Beltline trail network, drawing heavy foot and bike traffic especially on weekends.
The first stretch opened in October 2012, from Piedmont Park to the Krog Street Tunnel. It was extended from Krog Street to Kirkwood Avenue in November 2017. A second extension brought it to Memorial Drive in July 2019. Memorial Drive is no longer the trail's southern endpoint; the path continues south into Reynoldstown, where it connects to the Southeast Trail toward Glenwood Park.
At its northern end, the Eastside Trail meets the Northeast Trail at the intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive. Northeast Trail – Segment 1, a 0.9-mile section running through Piedmont Park from Monroe Drive to Westminster Drive, opened in late 2024 after groundbreaking in August 2023, providing a continuous paved connection from the Eastside Trail through the park toward Ansley Park, Piedmont Heights, and ultimately the Lindbergh MARTA station once later segments are complete.
A separate project along Ponce de Leon Avenue, part of a broader streetscape improvement effort, added a new elevated access ramp linking the Eastside Trail directly to Ponce de Leon Avenue near Ponce City Market at the northwestern corner of the Ponce de Leon Avenue bridge. More than a decade in planning, the ramp opened to the public in November 2025, following the Atlanta Beltline's announcement in late October 2025 that the associated Ponce de Leon Avenue streetscape project was complete.
Route and points of interest Thoroughfares crossedPoints of interest (west side of trail, south of thoroughfare)Points of interest (east side of trail, south of thoroughfare)Neighborhood bordered (west of trail, south of thoroughfare)Neighborhood bordered (east of trail, south of thoroughfare)I-85North end of interim trail, Ansley Golf ClubAnsley MallAnsley ParkMorningside/Lenox Park Piedmont AvenuePiedmont ParkAmsterdam WalkPiedmont ParkMorningside/Lenox Park Amsterdam AvenueVirginia-HighlandVirginia-Highland10th Street/ Virginia AvenueMidtown Promenade, Midtown Place; junction with Northeast Trail toward Piedmont Park and LindberghMidtown Atlanta Historic DistrictVirginia-HighlandPonce de Leon AvenuePonce City MarketFord Factory Lofts, Murder KrogerOld Fourth WardPoncey-HighlandNorth AvenueDuPre Excelsior Mill (former Masquerade), Gateway Trail to Historic Fourth Ward ParkTelephone Factory LoftsOld Fourth WardPoncey-HighlandRalph McGill BoulevardHistoric Fourth Ward SkateparkCarter CenterOld Fourth WardPoncey-HighlandFreedom Parkway, Freedom Park TrailN. Highland Steel and other Inman Park Village adapted industrial buildingsOld Fourth WardInman ParkIrwin St./ Lake Ave.Krog Street MarketOld Fourth WardInman ParkEdgewood AvenueOld Fourth WardInman ParkDeKalb Avenue/ Decatur StreetKrog Street Tunnel, Hulsey Yard, MARTA line CabbagetownCabbagetownKirkwood AvenueReynoldstownReynoldstownMemorial DriveReynoldstownReynoldstown
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