Stone Mountain Lake–Venable Lake, 4 lakes is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Stone Mountain Park near Brentwood, GA. The route passes Venable Lake, Stone Mountain Lake and Reflecting Pool. It climbs 668 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cherokee Trail 33.79836, -84.13919
Nearest town Brentwood, GA
Directions
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Stone Mountain Lake–Venable Lake, 4 lakes
6.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 841–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Stone Mountain Park
Trailhead: Cherokee Trail · 33.79836, -84.13919
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 83°F / low 72° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherokee Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Venable Lake.
- 50 ftPass Stone Mountain Lake.
- 2.7 miPass Reflecting Pool.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Stone Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F72°
Precip26%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
86°69°
Wed
92°69°
Thu
94°73°
54%
Fri
93°76°
49%
Sat
93°70°
32%
Sun
92°77°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cherokee Trail Trailhead
- Stone Mountain Lake & Venable Lake via Cherokee Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Lake, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 875 ft
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