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Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain Park
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The parking tab may be steep but you get a certificate granting you lifetime membership in the Stone Mountain Climber's Club after you've completed the 1.4-mile climb (each way) up and down the big rock. The Wildlife Trail is 8 miles and requires about 5 hours to complete. But many hikers/walkers settle for the concrete loop road that goes 5 miles around the base of the mountain.
Degree of Difficulty: Concrete loop: Easy; Wildlife Trail: Easy to moderate; Stone Mountain climb: Moderate to strenuous
Parking Fees: $8 daily, $35 annually
Dogs: Permitted; Must be on leash
Hours of operation: Open year-round, 6 a.m. to midnight 7 days a week
How to get there: Take Highway 78 east for 16 miles and follow the signs
More info: 770-498-5690; stonemountainpark.org

More hiking around Atlanta
• Amicalola Falls
• Black Rock Mountain
• Chattahoochee River National Rec. Area
• Cloudland Canyon State Park
• Kennesaw Mountain
• McIntosh Reserve
• Panola Mountain
• Red Top Mountain
• Reynolds Nature Preserve
• State Botanical Garden of Georgia
• Stone Mountain
• Sweetwater Creek
• Tallulah Gorge State Park
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* Degree of Difficulty as rated by "Hiking Trails of North Georgia" by Tim Homan


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