Marietta to celebrate groundbreaking for Rottenwood Creek Trail Phase 1 – Cobb Courier

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson June 1, 2026 The City of Marietta announced it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the Rottenwood Creek Trail this Thursday, June 4, at 2 p.m. near Alumni Drive and Koger Drive. This portion of the trail is part of a long-range vision of an east-west connector trail between Kennesaw Mountain and the Chattahoochee River. Screenshot from KSU Marietta campus map According to the city’s announcment:  The ceremony will mark the start of construction for the first phase of the trail project, a three-mile section extending from Alumni Drive on the Kennesaw State University-Marietta campus east to Franklin Gateway at the Franklin Gateway Sports Complex. Phase I represents an estimated $17 million investment in Marietta’s growing trail system. The Rottenwood Creek Trail is part of a larger effort by the City of Marietta and its partners to expand the current trail network and create an important connection between the Mountain to River Trail and the Bob Callan Trail. Once fully complete, the trail will help establish an east-west connection between Kennesaw Mountain and the Chattahoochee River. This project supports and advances the City’s goal to expand and connect the city’s trail system in
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