Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake Loop, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake Loop, 7 sights is a 4-mile loop in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Arbor Forest, GA. The route passes Cheatham Hill and Stokes Lake. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,135 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Monument Trail 33.93638, -84.59698
Nearest town Arbor Forest, GA

Directions

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Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake Loop, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 971–1,136 ft

Loop · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Illinois Monument Trail · 33.93638, -84.59698

Weather Sep 7: 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

  1. Start on Illinois Monument Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miPass Cheatham Hill.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Noses Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hardage Mill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Stokes Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Old John Ward Road, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto Assault Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 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.

Trail surface

55% dirt15% gravel7% paved23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip26%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 85°72° 19%
Tue 85°69°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 92°75° 50%
Fri 93°72° 50%
Sat 94°72° 32%

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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