Freedom Park

Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail & Stone Mountain Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail & Stone Mountain Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Freedom Park near Hillside Cottages, GA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,037 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail 33.78180, -84.36836
Nearest town Hillside Cottages, GA

Directions

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Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail & Stone Mountain Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 888–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Freedom Park

Trailhead: Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail · 33.78180, -84.36836

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 83°F / low 74° · precip 21% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 79 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miReach Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 83°F74°
Precip21%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 87°71°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 95°76° 54%
Fri 95°76° 49%
Sat 96°75° 30%
Sun 97°75° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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