Stone Mountain Lake–Reflecting Pool, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Stone Mountain Park near Brentwood, GA. The route passes Stone Mountain Lake and Reflecting Pool. It climbs 660 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cherokee Trail 33.80665, -84.13509
Nearest town Brentwood, GA
Directions
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Stone Mountain Lake–Reflecting Pool, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 849–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Stone Mountain Park
Trailhead: Cherokee Trail · 33.80665, -84.13509
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 84°F / low 72° · precip 19% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Stone Mountain Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cherokee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Reflecting Pool.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nature Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Stone Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nature Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connecting Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cherokee Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
11% paved89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F72°
Precip19%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
91°68°
Thu
95°72°
54%
Fri
95°74°
49%
Sat
97°72°
32%
Sun
97°70°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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