Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail–Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail–Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Hills Park, GA. It climbs 431 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail–Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 839–1,028 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Woodall Rail Trail · 33.79810, -84.42920
Weather Sep 7: Rain showers, high 97°F / low 73° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodall Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto West End Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West End Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Woodall Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto West End Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto West End Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woodall Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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