Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Hardage Mill Trail & Noses Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Hardage Mill Trail & Noses Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It climbs 378 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,135 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noses Creek Trail 33.96341, -84.59360
Nearest town Oakton, GA

Directions

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Hardage Mill Trail & Noses Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 971–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Noses Creek Trail · 33.96341, -84.59360

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 26% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Noses Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hardage Mill Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left onto Noses Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

44% gravel26% dirt1% paved29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F71°
Precip26%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 85°72° 18%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 92°75° 49%
Fri 93°72° 49%
Sat 94°72° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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