Freedom Park
Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 7 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 7 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Freedom Park near Shermantown, GA. The route passes Black Walnut, Lake Clara Meer and Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror before reaching Reflecting Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 257 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 7 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 846–1,052 ft
Out & Back · Freedom Park
Trailhead: 33.75948, -84.37321
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 98°F / low 73° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 257 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Black Walnut.
- 350 ftPass Lake Clara Meer.
- 0.2 miPass Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Water Mirror.
- 150 ftPass Reflecting Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Entrance Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Black Walnut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Beltline Northeast Trail, heading N.
- 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 right onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 257 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Stone Mountain Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Atlanta Beltline Southeast Trail & Stone Mountain Trail via Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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