Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 9 sights
14 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 9 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. The route passes Stokes Lake before reaching Browns Lake at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 9 sights
14 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 963–1,213 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Mountain to River Trail · 33.98371, -84.57833
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 630 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain to River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brumby Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Pigeon Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Noses Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Lake.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dallas Highway Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Browns Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Noses Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Brumby Camp Trail, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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 4.7 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cobb Pkwy & White Circle stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountain to River Trail Trailhead
- 24 Gun Battery Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Brumby Camp Trail–East Trail, 6 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Big Shanty Road Trail–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Stokes Lake–Brumby Camp Trail, 8 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 14 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
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