Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Big Shanty Road Trail–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Big Shanty Road Trail–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It climbs 272 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Shanty Road Trail–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 942–1,140 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Mountain to River Trail · 33.98371, -84.57833
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 630 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain to River Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Mountain to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail, 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Stokes Lake–Brumby Camp Trail, 8 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 14 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Assault Trail–Brumby Camp Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 875 ft
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