Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 8 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 8 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Milford, GA. The route reaches Stokes Lake. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,135 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail 33.91110, -84.59699
Nearest town Milford, GA

Directions

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Stokes Lake–Assault Trail, 8 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 941–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail · 33.91110, -84.59699

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading S.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miPass Stokes Lake.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cheatham Hill Road Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miReach Stokes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cease Fire Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

85% dirt7% paved8% 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% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 85°73° 19%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 92°75° 50%
Fri 93°72° 51%
Sat 94°72° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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