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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 7 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 7 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Whitlock, GA. The route passes Stokes Lake and Browns Lake before reaching Mud Creek Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,135 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.94855, -84.58662
Nearest town Whitlock, GA
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Browns Lake–Stokes Lake, 7 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 963–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: 33.94855, -84.58662

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftPass Stokes Lake.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dallas Highway Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miPass Browns Lake.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miPass Mud Creek Lake.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftReach Browns Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading E.
  34. 400 ftTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/browns-lake-stokes-lake-out-back-9-lakes-12-km-175a

Trail surface

24% paved9% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip24%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 85°72° 19%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 92°75° 49%
Fri 93°72° 49%
Sat 94°72° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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