Stone Mountain Park – Cherokee and Kings Trails –6.1 miles– Easy to Moderate

Distance: 6.1 Miles
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Group Pace: 2.5 - 3 MPH
Parking: $20 per car

Stone Mountain Park. Not only does it have a crazy-big rock, but it has several really great trails too – some which allow some really cool views of the mountain’s “backside”, a grist mill, a covered bridge crossing and a crossing of the big lawn and engraving. Not a shabby lineup all in all!

This hike will link together the Cherokee Trail and the Kings Trail at Indian Island, for a hike somewhere just over 6 miles in total.

While entry to the park is technically free of charge, the park will charge you $20 if you bring along a vehicle and want to park it for the day😊. That's $20 per car, not per person. If you would prefer to by an annual pass, they are $40.

Since we will not be doing the mountain walk up trail, doggies are permitted and encouraged to join in on this one. Woof! 🐕‍🦺

We will meet at the base of the walk-up trail outside near the restrooms. The parking lot at the base of the trail does fill up pretty quickly on weekends, so you may need to use one of the side lots and put in a few extra steps as well. So, please allow yourself a little extra time to get parked and to the meeting place. If you are unsure where to go, using the pin map in this event invite by linking it to google maps will lead you to the right spot.

The hike will start at 9:01 am, and I figure it will take us about 2.75-3 hours max with a couple short rest breaks to complete it. Please note, I do like to and will start events on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees.

Below are some helpful links for you to review if you want to get a flavor for what you are signing up for. Of course and as always, if you have any questions in advance please let me know and I will do my best to answer them.

AllTrails (general info about the trails themselves):

Stone Mountain Cherokee Loop Trail - Georgia | AllTrails

King's Trail at Indian Island - Georgia | AllTrails

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip, jack squat) for adverse events which may occur during meetups. Cheers! 😊