SOTA Guide - Kennesaw Mtn, W4G/CE-001

Drive Guide - Kennesaw Mountain

• Duration: 30 minutes
• Google Maps URL from Atlanta (33.917, -84.3378): http://goo.gl/maps/NgQXy
• SOTA Extra Info Page: http://sotawatch.org/summits.php?summit=w4g/ce-001
• Seasonal/Limited Access:
  • All weather, all season. All paved roads.
  • 7:30AM-8PM during DST, 7:30AM-6PM during Standard Time
• Directions:
  • I-285 to I-75N.
  • Take exit 269 (Barrett Parkway).
  • Left onto Barrett Parkway at traffic light and go ~ 3 miles.
  • Left onto Old Hwy 41 at traffic light.
  • Right at next light onto Stilesboro Rd.
  • Visitor center immediately on your left
• Food
  • Waffle House at 170 Barret Pky
    • 0.7 miles to right of exit 269
    • On left. Access via U-turn at Barrett Creek Blvd/Chastain Meadows Pky
  • Last McDonalds: 305 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW. 0.2 miles west of Waffle House
  • Dinner
• On the way home (scouting/errands):
  • nothing planned

Trail Guide

• Duration: 1.2 miles. 1:00 with kids.
• Navigation
  • The trail from the visitor center is well marked. You could take the shuttle (on the weekend) or drive to the upper lot, but then you’d miss out on a nice hike.
• Trailhead altitude: 1130’ near visitor center
• Summit altitude: 1808’
• GPS tracks/waypoints:
  • Parking Lot: 33.98358, -84.57883
  • Summit 33.9763, -84.5794

Summit Guide

• Hang antenna from tree: Yes, in the activation zone; no at the apex.
• Space to guy mast: Yes, in the activation zone; no at the apex.
• Cell coverage: Yes.
• Unique features:
  • Canon on top.

Plan-B Candidates

• Pine Mountain
• Stone Mountain