Cherokee Trail

Let's start the week off on the Stone Mountain Cherokee Trail!

We will meet in front of the restrooms near the Historical & Environmental Education Center a few minutes before 9:00am for brief introductions before we begin our trek. 

We'll circumnavigate the mountain at a moderate pace before ending back at our starting point. We will complete the full Cherokee Trail including a steep climb across exposed granite near the end.

Park at Stone Mountain Park ($20 per vehicle or an annual pass that can be purchased at the gate for $40) or in Stone Mountain Village. 

FROM I-285 TO THE PARK'S EAST GATE ENTRANCE:

From the I-285/ US-78 interchange on the east side of town take U.S. Hwy 78 East about 7.7 miles. Bear right at Exit #8 to the Stone Mountain Park "East Gate" main entrance where you'll pay $20 for the daily parking fee if you don't display a valid annual pass.

ONCE INSIDE PARK, DRIVE TO HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER PARKING LOT:
After entering via the East Gate, first follow Jefferson Davis Drive about a mile straight ahead to the big road fork, crossing the lake en route. Bear right onto Robert E. Lee Blvd and follow it about another mile, bearing left to avoid the West Gate exit. Look for the spacious Historical and Environmnetla Education parking lot on your left where we park during the hike. We'll gather at our "usual AOC meetup spot," by the stone restroom building at the base of the Walk-Up Trail (about 100 yards toward the mountain from the Historical and Environmental Education Center).

You can also enter through the WEST GATE ENTRANCE, in Stone Mountain Village. If you enter here, turn right through the gate and you're almost to the Historical and Environmental Education Center parking lot on your left.