Freedom Park
Black Walnut–Jackson Street Bridge Overlook, 7 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Black Walnut–Jackson Street Bridge Overlook, 7 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Freedom Park near Morningside, GA. The route passes Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror, Lake Clara Meer and Black Walnut before reaching Jackson Street Bridge Overlook at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Walnut–Jackson Street Bridge Overlook, 7 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 816–1,052 ft
Out & Back · Freedom Park
Trailhead: 33.80042, -84.37240
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 100°F / low 74° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror.
- 200 ftBear right onto Interim BeltLine Northeast Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Worcester Drive Northeast, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftPass Lake Clara Meer.
- 0.1 miPass Black Walnut.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Jackson Street Bridge Overlook.
- 350 ftReach Black Walnut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Worcester Drive Northeast, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Interim BeltLine Northeast Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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