Stone Mountain Park
Reflecting Pool–Connecting Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Reflecting Pool–Connecting Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Stone Mountain Park near Stone Mountain, GA. The route reaches Reflecting Pool at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 641 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Reflecting Pool–Connecting Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 890–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Stone Mountain Park
Trailhead: Stone Mountain Trail · 33.80558, -84.17009
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 82°F / low 73° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Main Street @ West Mountain Street stop 296 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nature Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cherokee Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass Reflecting Pool.
- 0.2 miReach Reflecting Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nature Garden Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main Street @ West Mountain Street stop 296 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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