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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

24 Gun Battery Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 3 min

24 Gun Battery Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,060 – 1,168 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Environmental Trail 33.98308, -84.57909
Nearest town Oakton, GA
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24 Gun Battery Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,061–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Environmental Trail · 33.98308, -84.57909

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 728 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Environmental Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto 24 Gun Battery Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miReach 24 Gun Battery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Environmental Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/24-gun-battery-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip24%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 83°72° 18%
Tue 85°69°
Wed 93°71°
Thu 92°74° 49%
Fri 92°69° 48%
Sat 93°69° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 728 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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