Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. The route passes Little Kennesaw Viewpoint and Little Kennesaw Mountain. It climbs 861 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kennesaw Mountain Drive 33.97816, -84.57739
Nearest town Oakton, GA

Directions

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Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,115–1,801 ft

Loop · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Kennesaw Mountain Drive · 33.97816, -84.57739

Weather Sep 6: 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 Drive, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Kennesaw Viewpoint.
  3. 0.9 miPass Little Kennesaw Mountain.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Little Kennesaw Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pigeon Hill Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Little Kennesaw Cutoff, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Brumby Camp Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

79% gravel21% dirt

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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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