Mountain to River Trail

6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Mountain to River Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Northwest Park, GA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,142 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.92015, -84.51005
Nearest town Northwest Park, GA · Official trailhead info (mariettaga.gov)

Directions

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Mountain to River Trail

6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 961–1,142 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.92015, -84.51005

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 83°F / low 74° · precip 19% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Mountain to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

32% paved68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F74°
Precip19%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 86°71°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 92°76° 50%
Fri 93°73° 49%
Sat 95°73° 30%
Sun 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead