Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Oakton, GA. The route reaches Stokes Lake. It climbs 518 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,135 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noses Creek Trail 33.96341, -84.59360
Nearest town Oakton, GA

Directions

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Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 971–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Noses Creek Trail · 33.96341, -84.59360

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 26% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Noses Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cease Fire Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kolb's Farm East Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kolb's Farm East, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miPass Stokes Lake.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Hardage Mill Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.7 miTurn left onto Noses Creek Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

56% dirt23% gravel5% paved16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F71°
Precip26%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 85°72° 18%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 92°75° 49%
Fri 93°72° 49%
Sat 94°72° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

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

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