Mill Line Trail Now Open

Friday, March 22nd, 2024

The Mill Line Trail is now open for use. The 1.2-mile paved trail connection between the old Eagle Walk Trailhead on Chattanooga Avenue and the Haig Mill Lake Park trail has been under construction since last summer. 

Caption: A map provided by the Dalton Public Works Department shows the three segments of the new Mill Line Trail. The segments connect Chattanooga Avenue with the Haig Mill Lake Park dam and a trail head on Mallard Road

An opening ceremony for the trail will be scheduled and announced at a later date. For now, the trail is open for use as spring weather returns to Dalton. Over the past week, crews put the finishing touches on the trail. Those include a bicycle repair station with an air pump in the parking lot as well as benches along the trail. 

The Mill Line Trail is a paved trail connection between Haig Mill Lake Park and the old Eagle Walk trailhead on Chattanooga Avenue. The Mill Line mostly follows the footprint of the old Eagle Walk Trail, a footpath created by local Boy Scouts along Mill Creek. The trail consists of a 10-foot wide paved trail suitable for bicyclists, runners, and walkers. The project spent approximately two years on the drawing board while various agencies and organizations such as the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Division reviewed and signed off on plans and needed permits. Construction work on the project began in June 2023. Numerous delays caused by unfavorable weather delayed completion of the project until mid-March. 

Below: Pictures of the new Mill Line Trail