Freedom Park
Stone Mountain Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min
Stone Mountain Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Freedom Park near Shermantown, GA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stone Mountain Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min
Elevation 960–1,052 ft
Out & Back · Freedom Park
Trailhead: 33.75948, -84.37321
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 98°F / low 73° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 257 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Beltline Access Line, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Stone Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 257 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Atlanta Beltline Southeast Trail & Stone Mountain Trail via Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Black Walnut–Lake Clara Meer, 7 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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