Piedmont Park
Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 6 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 6 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Piedmont Park near Copen Hill, GA. The route passes Black Walnut, Lake Clara Meer and Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror before reaching Reflecting Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 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–Lake Clara Meer, 6 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 846–969 ft
Out & Back · Piedmont Park
Trailhead: Beltline Access Line · 33.76382, -84.35902
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 99°F / low 73° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Black Walnut.
- 350 ftPass Lake Clara Meer.
- 0.2 miPass Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Reflecting Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Entrance Road, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Black Walnut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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.
- 150 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 S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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