Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 7 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,729 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 7 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Arbor Forest, GA. The route passes Little Kennesaw Mountain before reaching Little Kennesaw Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,729 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 7 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,729 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 941–1,801 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: 33.91705, -84.60756
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Noses Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miPass Little Kennesaw Mountain.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Kennesaw Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Little Kennesaw Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Little Kennesaw Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pigeon Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Noses Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Assault Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Assault Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Kolb's Farm West Trail 3 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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