Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail–Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail–Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Capitol View, GA. It is mostly level, with 28 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, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 992–1,028 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.72119, -84.41238
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 98°F / low 73° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left 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.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 250 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 N.
- 0.3 miReach Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto West End Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West End Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading S.
- 200 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 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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