AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Stokes Lake–Cease Fire Trail, 5 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Stokes Lake–Cease Fire Trail, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Ridgewood Park, GA. The route reaches Stokes Lake. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,135 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.94694, -84.62669
Nearest town Ridgewood Park, GA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Stokes Lake–Cease Fire Trail, 5 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 963–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Trailhead: 33.94694, -84.62669

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 27% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dallas Highway Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass Stokes Lake.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cease Fire Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach Stokes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Connector Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old John Ward Road, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto North Loop/Dallas Highway Multi-Use Connector Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dallas Highway Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stokes-lake-cease-fire-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

19% dirt15% paved66% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F71°
Precip27%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity70%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 3% 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: 8% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 84°72° 18%
Tue 85°69°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 92°75° 49%
Fri 93°72° 49%
Sat 94°72° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Ridgewood Park, Georgia