Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Nelson Lake–Brumby Camp Trail, 4 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Nelson Lake–Brumby Camp Trail, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Cobb Place Manor, GA. The route reaches Nelson Lake. It climbs 693 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nelson Lake–Brumby Camp Trail, 4 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 942–1,213 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: 34.02831, -84.56434
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 95°F / low 72° · precip 19% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Nelson Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brumby Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miReach Nelson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 (~90 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nelson Lake Loop via Noonday Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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