Much of the trail is gravel. The rest of the trail segments are natural.

Address (approximate): 4168 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
Admission: None
Acres: 11
Approximate miles of trails: 0.6
Hours: 7:00am to sunset
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 11

Features:

Parking
Playground
Picnic tables
Trash cans
Park journal
Bike rack

Finding the primary trailhead: Take I-85 North to exit 93. Make a right on Shallowford Rd. Drive 0.8 miles and then turn left onto Briarcliff Rd NE. Drive 0.2 miles, and the entrance to the park will be on your left.

Parking: There is a small, free parking lot available at the main trailhead. The trailheads at both roads named Overlook Dr NE each have some on-street parking available.

Links:
Friends of Mary Scott Nature Park: Web Facebook

January 26, 2013

Playground, February 2, 2019

February 2, 2019

Good to combine with:

Updated August 3, 2016 & February 2, 2019

Address: 1551 W Nancy Creek Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
Cost of admission: None
Governance: City of Brookhaven
Friends of the Park Group: Murphey Candler Park Conservancy
Acres: 135
Approximate miles of trails: 2
Hours: 7:00am to sunset
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 11
MARTA directions: Not very transit accessible. There are buses you can take to cut the distance slightly, but probably the most time-efficient route is to take the train to Dunwoody Station, walk east on Hammond Drive, turn right on Ashford Dunwoody, turn left on Oak Forest Dr, take a slight right onto Ashwoody Trail, turn right on Ashwoody Ct, turn left on Long Branch Ct, and then enter at the northeast trailhead. This is about a 1.4 mile walk from train station to trailhead.
Driving directions: From downtown, take GA-400 N to I-285. Take exit 4A to I-285 E. Take exit 29. Follow the signs for Ashford-Dunwoody S and merge onto Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE. Turn left onto W Nancy Creek Dr NE. Parking is available on both the left and right sides.
Parking: There are several parking lots available at the park
Trail surface: Some paved, most natural
Blazes/markings: None
Dogs allowed: Yes
Fishing allowed: Yes
Best time to visit: Murphey Candler has great fall foliage
Guidebook mentions: Chapter 15 in Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests (1st edition)