Atlanta Beltline - Westside Trail

We've found another open section of the Atlanta Beltline and it's the Southwest Beltline Trail. This is the first time AOC has done the Southwest Trail. There are lots of aspects of this hike - we'll spend a lot of time on the new Beltline Trail but we'll also hike through residential areas and utilize paved PATH trails. This trek will take us through a lot of neat places in the West End: starting at Washington Park and going through Mozley Park, Strattford Park, Gordon-White Park and down to Adair Park. The route will be a loop between Washington Park and Ralph David Abernathy - your TL's have done this portion. We will do an in and out of the Beltline Trail starting south of Ralph David Abernathy which we predict to be about 3 or 4 miles making the whole hike roughly 10 miles. We will end up doing the entire length of the Southwest Beltline by the time we're done. We will see all of the artwork along this portion of the Atlanta Beltline.

We'll stop for a break and quick lunch or snack at Gordon-White Park so please bring a light lunch or snack. It's a good stopping point and the accomodations are sparse but we'll make do. The Kroger is close by so we will stop and use the restroom before stopping for lunch.

Total hiking/walking distance is going to be about 10 miles. We anticipate this to be just about the correct distance but please be prepared to go a little further. This is not a beginner's event. Please make sure you are able to keep a steady pace with us for 10+ miles.

We'll park and meet at Washington Park - there are no restooms there. Restrooms along the trail are very limited. There is a Kroger which we'll pass twice and we will make a quick stop there at each passing.

Please be aware that we must stick together as a group. If you desire to do your own thing and not stick with the group, this is not the event for you. This is not known to be the safest neighborhood and for that reason we must all stick together - which means traveling as a group to Kroger for the two restroom breaks. It's not far off the trail but we will need to stick together.

More info on the Atlanta Beltline here:

http://beltline.org/trails/eastside-trail/

  ** If you are on the waiting list and did not make it to the confirmed list, it is not okay to show up for the event. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Parking is at Washington Park in Atlanta. The physical address is:

1125 Lena St NW
Atlanta, GA 30314

There is parking along Michigan Ave NW. We will meet between the baseball field and the playground. Don't worry, the park is small and as soon as you look at the satellite view of the park, you'll see how easy it is.

Open maps.google.com and paste the bold line below in to the search bar. Then chose Satelite View. It will give you a bird's eye view of where to meet.

33.75811, -84.42281

If the weather looks horrible, we'll cancel or reschedule.