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Lionel Hampton PATH Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Lionel Hampton PATH Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, GA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 981 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westside BeltLine Connector 33.78632, -84.42804
Nearest town Rockdale, GA
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Lionel Hampton PATH Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 887–981 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Westside BeltLine Connector · 33.78632, -84.42804

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lionel Hampton PATH Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miReach Lionel Hampton PATH Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lionel-hampton-path-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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.

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