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Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, GA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 961 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beltline Access Line 33.77978, -84.42831
Nearest town Rockdale, GA
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Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 887–960 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Beltline Access Line · 33.77978, -84.42831

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

  1. Start on Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  23. 50 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-westside-trail-out-back-6-km-feba

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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