KMNBP 2025 Hiking Challenge

Come join me for 2025 Kennesaw Hiking Challenge. If you go to these 7 locations and take either a selfie or the above form with the location in the background with time and date you receive a patch.

All distances are approximate. 

We will meet at the overflow parking lot. 

From there we will hike to lines 1, 2, and 4. 

Distance from the Overflow Parking Lot to line 1, 1.75 miles. 

Distance from line 1 to line 2, round trip, 2.0 miles. 

Distance from line 2 to line 4, 2.0 miles. 

Distance from line 4 to the Overflow Parking Lot, 2.0 miles. 

We can carpool to the Pigeon Hill Parking Lot and hike to line 3.

Distance from the Pigeon Hill Parking Lot to line 3, round trip, 0.75 miles. 

We will carpool to the Illinois Monument Parking Lot and hike to lines 5 and 6.

We will stop for lunch. 

Distance from the Illinois Monument Parking Lot to line 5, round trip, 1.0 mile. 

Distance from line 6, to the Illinois Monument Parking Lot, 0.25 miles. 

We will carpool to Kolb’s Farmhouse Parking Lot and hike to line 7. 

Distance from Kolb’s Farmhouse Parking Lot to line 7, round trip, 1.0 mile

The total distance is approximately 11 miles.

We will return to the overflow parking lot and go to the Visitor Center to turn in our paperwork and get our patches.

I will provide copies of the form when we meet.

All distances are round trip from the parking lot

Meet at 8:30 at the Park Visitor Center for introductions

Please do not sign up if you do not plan to do the entire event.

From Marietta: 

 1) I-75 North to exit 267B Hwy 5 Canton Road Connector

2) If you are not heading west after getting off of the Interstate you are going the wrong way.  You should be heading towards US 41 and downtown Marietta after getting off of I-75 onto the Canton Road Connector and see Kennesaw Mountain on your right.

3) You will be tempted to take the first exit off of the Canton Road Connector which is US 41, but do not take it.  Proceed over US 41 on a bridge staying on the Canton Road Connector.

4) After crossing US 41 take a right at the first redlight which is Church Street Extension.

5) You should cross railroad tracks soon.

6) Take a left onto Old 41 at the second redlight.  If you get to US 41 again, you have missed the turn onto Old 41 so turn around.

7) Stay on Old US 41 until you pass in front of the mountain then turn left at the redlight and park in the main visitor center lot if you can.  If full head back out to Old 41, take a left and park in the overflow parking lot farther down the road on the left.

PARKING PASSES:  Each driver is responsible for paying the $5 per vehicle per day self-service National Park parking fee (or displaying instead from your rear-view mirror a valid National Park Annual Pass - available for sale at the park Visitor Center).