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Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Peoplestown, GA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,027 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beltline access 33.72132, -84.38786
Nearest town Peoplestown, GA
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Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 958–1,027 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Beltline access · 33.72132, -84.38786

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beltline access, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto West End Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Beltline access, heading E.
  22. 150 ftArrive 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/atlanta-beltline-southwest-trail-out-back-6-km-5473

Trail surface

93% paved2% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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