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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Kennesaw Mountain Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Kennesaw Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Cobb Place Manor, GA. The route reaches Little Kennesaw Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,673 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02285, -84.55325
Nearest town Cobb Place Manor, GA
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Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Kennesaw Mountain Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 922–1,674 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: 34.02285, -84.55325

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 18% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Town Center Trail - Mall Connector, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftSharp right onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Little Kennesaw Viewpoint.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto Kennesaw Mountain Drive, heading W.
  18. 50 ftReach Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading NE.
  24. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 1.3 miBear right onto Town Center Trail - Mall Connector, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftArrive 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-viewpoint-kennesaw-mountain-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

72% paved9% gravel4% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F73°
Precip18%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 93°77° 48%
Fri 93°72° 47%
Sat 94°72° 30%
Sun 97°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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