Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Cheatham Hill–Browns Lake, 7 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Cheatham Hill–Browns Lake, 7 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Arbor Forest, GA. The route passes Cheatham Hill, Stokes Lake and Browns Lake before reaching Mud Creek Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cheatham Hill–Browns Lake, 7 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 963–1,133 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Illinois Monument Trail · 33.93638, -84.59698
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 26% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Illinois Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cheatham Hill.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Stokes Lake.
- 0.2 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 miPass Browns Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mud Creek Lake.
- 250 ftReach Cheatham Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Illinois Monument Trail Trailhead
- Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake Loop, 7 sights 4 mi · ▲ 370 ft
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