Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Peoplestown, GA. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,027 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail 33.72433, -84.37835
Nearest town Peoplestown, GA

Directions

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Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 936–1,027 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail · 33.72433, -84.37835

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto West End Trail, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
  17. 400 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.2 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

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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