Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Ridgewood Park, GA. The route passes Stokes Lake before reaching Cheatham Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cheatham Hill–Stokes Lake, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 963–1,133 ft
Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Trailhead: Dallas Highway Trail · 33.94652, -84.62977
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 27% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dallas Highway Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Cheatham Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading W.
- 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.
- 50 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 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dallas Highway Trail Trailhead
- Browns Lake & Mud Creek Lake via Dallas Highway Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Cheatham Hill Road Trail & Dallas Highway Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Little Kennesaw Mountain–Little Kennesaw Viewpoint, 10 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,587 ft
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