New trails at Kennesaw Mountain moving forward
New trails at Kennesaw Mountain
Burnt Hickory Road
from Whitlock Avnue
to Old Mountain Road
(about 1 mile)
Polk St NW
Whitlock Ave
Whitlock Avenue from
John Ward Road to
Cheatham Hill Drive
(about 0.5 miles)
Cheatham Hill Road
from Powder Springs
Road to John Ward Road
(about 1.75 miles)
Powder Springs Rd
* Trail roads are approximate
Now
Burnt Hickory Rd
Kennesaw Mtn.
National
Battlefield Park
Dallas Hwy
John Ward Rd SW
Cheatham Hill Rd
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Park is a 2,965 acre National
Battlefield that preserves a Civil War
battleground of the Atlanta Campaign.
Opposing forces maneuvered and fought
there from June 19, 1864 until July 2,
1864, according to the National Parks
Service. Although most famous as a Civil
War battlefield, Kennesaw Mountain
is now a lush and beautiful greenspace
where history and nature lovers from
all around the area gather to hike, learn
about the past or simply relax.
And the park could soon be getting
bigger after a $13.2 million project to
add about 2.25 miles of new trails in and
around Kennesaw Mountain National
Battlefield Park was approved in 2019.
The project is a joint venture between
the county, the city of Marietta, the federal
government and the National Park
Service, according to Michael Francis,
transportation division manager for the
Cobb transportation department.
The project aims to add three segments
of eight-to-10-foot multi-use trails, Francis
said.
The longest segment would run about
1.75 miles along Cheatham Hill Road
from Powder Springs Road to John
Ward Road. Another 0.5-mile segment is
planned for Whitlock Avenue from John
Ward Road to Cheatham Hill Drive.
The final segment would run about
a mile along Burnt Hickory Road from
Whitlock Avenue to Old Mountain
Drive.
Francis said the project is in the design
phase now, having completed the concept
phase. About two weeks ago, an environmental
analysis got approval from state
and federal authorities, Francis said.
Now, the county is in the process of
getting the necessary land for the new
trails, Francis said.
The plan is to wrap up the design phase
in the fall of 2020, Francis said, and seek
bids from construction companies to
begin building the trail. Construction
would start in the early part of 2021 and
take about a year to a year and a half,
Francis said.