Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Cheatham Hill–Assault Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Cheatham Hill–Assault Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Arbor Forest, GA. The route reaches Cheatham Hill. It climbs 362 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cheatham Hill–Assault Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 941–1,123 ft
Loop · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Kolb's Farm East Trail · 33.91292, -84.59742
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 26% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Kolb's Farm East Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cheatham Hill.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Assault Trail, heading W.
- 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 SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kolb's Farm East Trail Trailhead
- Cheatham Hill–Cease Fire Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 8 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft
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