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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Barrett Parkway Trail & Kennesaw Mountain Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Barrett Parkway Trail & Kennesaw Mountain Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,670 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kennesaw Mountain Drive 33.97816, -84.57739
Nearest town Oakton, GA
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Barrett Parkway Trail & Kennesaw Mountain Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 976–1,672 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Kennesaw Mountain Drive · 33.97816, -84.57739

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Barrett Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miReach Kennesaw Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.6 miTurn right onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftSharp right onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 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/little-kennesaw-mountain-little-kennesaw-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-20-km

Trail surface

35% paved12% gravel5% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip24%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity75%
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: 6% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 83°72° 18%
Tue 85°69°
Wed 93°71°
Thu 92°74° 49%
Fri 92°69° 48%
Sat 93°69° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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