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.
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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
- Start on Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto West End Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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