If you’re searching for the perfect creepy hike in the ATL this spooky season, look no further than Doll’s Head Trail! This part art project, part conservation project and all creepy trail is the perfect nature walk! And the best part? It’s just a few miles from Downtown ATL!
Keep scrolling to learn more about Doll’s Head Trail.
What is Doll Head’s Trail?
Doll’s Head Trail began when a local carpenter, Joel Slaton, decided that an elaborate art project was the perfect solution for an abandoned 1800s brickyard-turned-illegal dumping ground.
The project started by using the litter and pieces of, you guessed it, doll heads, to decorate the nature walk. Since then, the community has added in pieces that they find, mostly doll parts, for a win-win situation: the earth gets cleaned up and the forest gets a cool trail!
The only stipulation, of course, is that all the art on the trail has to be ‘found’ and recycled. There’s plenty of plastic and litter in the water, unfortunately, so this project has been amazing in cleaning the area up.
The trail is also a part of Constitution Lakes Park, which is a distinctly urban nature preserve.
What is the trail like now?
Now, Doll’s Head Trail is a fun, lightly creepy trail that’s perfect during the fall!
Make sure you stop and read all of the signs that encourage hikers and wanderers to do good by the earth and themselves. And of course, the doll heads stuffed into tree trunks can be pretty fun to see, too!
What are the trail details?
Address: 1305 South River Industrial Blvd SE, Constitution Lakes Park, Atlanta
Now a beautiful hiking trail, the total hike is about 1.6 miles roundtrip. This makes it a very easy, family friendly trail in the ATL.
Free parking is available at the Constitution Lakes Park trailhead. The park is open 7 am to sunset.
Leashed dogs are allowed on this trail. You can learn more about Doll’s Head Trail on Atlanta Trails’ website, here.
Don’t forget your camera, you’ll definitely want photos of all the dolls! See ya on the trial, Atlanta!