Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail
4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Bellwood, GA. It is mostly level, with 138 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 Trail
4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 909–993 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.77447, -84.42205
Weather Sep 7: Rain showers, high 97°F / low 73° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Bankhead stop 684 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westside BeltLine Connector, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
- 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.
- 100 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Westside BeltLine Connector, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bankhead stop 684 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Westside Spur Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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