Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail & Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail & Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Capitol View, GA. It is mostly level, with 55 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 Westside Interim Hiking Trail & Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 962–1,027 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.72075, -84.40144
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 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.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West End Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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