Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Noonday Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Noonday Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,139 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98488, -84.58292
Nearest town Oakton, GA

Directions

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Noonday Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 979–1,140 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: 33.98488, -84.58292

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 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 surface

57% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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