Kennesaw Mountain Up & Down 2x +24 Gun Trail

We will meet outside the Visitor Center at 7:50 am. After introductions take the Camp Brumby Trail until it comes to the Little Kennesaw Trail and turn right. We head up than down Pigeon Hill, Little Kennesaw, and Kennesaw Mountain and return to the Visitor Center for a quick break. We will than follow the 24 Gun Trail until it ends at Gilbert Road and return by the Environmental Loop Trail. Another quick break at the Visitor Center; we will than go up and down Kennesaw, Little Kennesaw, and Pigeon Hill, turning left on the Camp Brumby Trail and return to the Visitor Center. This is on the map of Kennesaw Mountain the red Trail twice plus 24 Gun Trail with the addition of the Environmental Loop Trail.

DIRECTIONS from I-75/ I-285 INTERCHANGE in NW ATLANTA to our "Overflow Parking Lot" Gathering Spot:   

1.  From the I-75/ I-285 Interchange take I-75 North about 8 miles and exit toward your right at Exit 267B ("US-41, GA-5 South" which will loop you clockwise onto the GA-5 "Canton Road Connector" toward Marietta).
2. After completing this I-75 exit loop, AVOID the rightward exit onto US-41 and continue straight ahead on the connector for about 1 mile toward the first traffic light at Church Street.
3. Just before you reach this traffic light bear hard Right onto the "Church Street Extension" and go just 0.6 mile to the second traffic light where "Old US-41" tees in from the left.
4. Turn Left onto Old US-41 and go 1.2 mile to the first stop light. Continue straight ahead about another quarter of a mile (beyond the Park Visitor Center) and look for the Overflow Parking Lot on the left.
5. After parking there we'll gather for the hike near the lot entrance.

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).