Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Assault Trail–Cease Fire Trail, 4 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Assault Trail–Cease Fire Trail, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. It climbs 702 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Assault Trail–Cease Fire Trail, 4 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 941–1,136 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Noses Creek Trail · 33.96341, -84.59360
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 26% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Noses Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Assault Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Assault Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Noses Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Noses Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Noses Creek Trail Trailhead
- East Trail & Noses Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Hardage Mill Trail & Noses Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Assault Trail–Cease Fire Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Barrett Parkway Trail–Brumby Camp Trail, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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