We climbed Stone Mountain back in the mid 90s when my son was in grad school at the University of Georgia (at Athens). If you follow what passes for a trail you go around the fenced area and can reach the top. There's a snack & gift shop at the top. One nice thing about hiking up is that you can sneer at the people that got to the top by riding the tram. <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Gene