The best walks and hikes around Kennesaw

WE SLEEP HERE IN OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW: WHEN DUTY CALLED, WE CAME; WHEN THE LAND CALLED, WE DIED.

About 200 young men once camped on this field—not as soldiers, but as civilians, working to maintain the earthworks and build Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. As part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal employment program during the Great Depression, Kennesaw's Camp T.M. Brumby (Camp NI Company 431) was located here from 1938 until early 1942. The CCC was one of the most successful "New Deal" programs to revitalize the U.S. economy after the stock market crash of 1929. CCC crews worked nationwide, building scenic highways, parks, trails, community pools, and other public works, while sending most of their paychecks home to struggling families. Much of the CCC's work in Kennesaw is still visible and useful today, including the trail system and the brick and bronze entrance signs.

The entrance fee to the national park is $5 (annual pass €40) and can be paid via app.

At the Visitor Center of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park you can learn about the history of the former Civil War battlefield. Inside the visitor center there is a permanent exhibition, and around the center various information boards provide information about the events of 1864.

The museum is very well-kept and an excellent stopping point before the metropolis.

This park commemorates a Civil War battlefield, where Union and Confederate forces fought from mid-June to early July in 1864. The park visitor center has daily screenings of a movie that dramatically reenacts the history of this area, and there's a short, paved multi-use trail that you can ride at any time. Bikes are also allowed on Kennesaw Mountain Road, but only Monday - Friday during the week.

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 here from June 19, 1864 until July 2, 1864. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was one of the more significant clashes of the Atlanta Campaign. With 'one last mountain' standing between William Sherman and Atlanta, the stakes are incredibly high. The Visitor Center of the State Park has tons of information presenting the history of the Civil War and the Atlanta Campaign in particular. A movie visualizes the bloody fights at Kennesaw Mountain back in 1864. https://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm

In June 1864, Confederate troops under General Johnston positioned themselves around Kennesaw Mountain (543 meters) to defend Atlanta. The steep slopes along this lonely and ancient ridge were practically impregnable. Union troops under General Sherman attempted a frontal attack a little further south, on the lower slopes of Pigeon Hill (378 meters) and Cheatham Hill (342 meters), but failed with heavy losses. Despite this tactical victory, the Graycoats withdrew a few days later with the aim of building a stronger defensive line along the Chattahoochee River. This plan did not work and the city of Atlanta was lost to the South a few weeks later. At the summit of Kennesaw Mountain, several Confederate artillery cannons stand as a memorial and various information boards explain the events of June 1864. You can also see the skyline and Atlanta Downtown and Midtown in the distance.