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.
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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
- Start on Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Assault Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Old John Ward Connector #2, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Stokes Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cheatham Hill Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Stokes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Illinois Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cease Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kolb's Farm East Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Kolb's Farm West Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kolb Farmhouse Connector Trail Trailhead
- Cheatham Hill–Assault Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Cheatham Hill–Cease Fire Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
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