Stone Mountain & Walk-Up Trail via Cherokee Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Stone Mountain Park near Stone Mountain, GA. The route reaches Stone Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 753 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 1,677 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nature Garden Trail 33.80498, -84.15927
Nearest town Stone Mountain, GA
Directions
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Stone Mountain & Walk-Up Trail via Cherokee Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 890–1,676 ft
Out & Back · Stone Mountain Park
Trailhead: Nature Garden Trail · 33.80498, -84.15927
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 73° · precip 20% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nature Garden Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cherokee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Walk-Up Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Stone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Cherokee Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nature Garden Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% rock44% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 82°F73°
Precip20%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.4″ 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
96°72°
32%
Sun
96°70°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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