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Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Lake, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Lake, 5 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Stone Mountain Park near Brentwood, GA. The route passes Venable Lake and Stone Mountain Lake before reaching Stone Mountain at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 875 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,677 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherokee Trail 33.79836, -84.13919
Nearest town Brentwood, GA
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Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Lake, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 841–1,676 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

  1. Start on Cherokee Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Venable Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Stone Mountain Lake.
  4. 2 miSharp right onto Walk-Up Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach Stone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Cherokee Trail, heading W.
  7. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stone-mountain-stone-mountain-lake-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

28% rock72% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F72°
Precip26%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 26% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
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 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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