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.
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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
- Start on Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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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.
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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- Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail & Atlanta Beltline Southeast Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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