Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Nelson Lake, 4 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Nelson Lake, 4 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Cobb Place Manor, GA. The route passes Nelson Lake before reaching Little Kennesaw Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 912 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Kennesaw Viewpoint–Nelson Lake, 4 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 917–1,674 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Noonday Creek Trail · 34.02309, -84.54958
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 18% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Nelson Lake.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Little Kennesaw Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Kennesaw Mountain Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kennesaw Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brumby Camp Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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 4.7 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Noonday Creek Trail Trailhead
- Noonday Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Noonday Creek Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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