Historical Vickery Creek Trail Loop - Tue, Oct 2 2018

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Historical Vickery Creek Trail Loop


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA. 30075
Date(s) & Time:Tue, Oct 2 2018  10:00 am >> Tue, Oct 2 2018 12:00 pm
Registration Opens: Tue, Sep 25 2018 6:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Tue, Oct 2 2018 9:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Joyce T.
Memphis Russ
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:14
Minimum Group Size:6
Number Registered So Far: 15 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

Join your AOC friends & buddies for a conversational hike along Vickery Creek, in Roswell. This moderately challeging loop (covered with many exposed roots & medium size rocks) explores the hills and banks along Vickery Creek, which powered one of the South's most important mills during the 1800s. It begins at Vickery’s beautiful Covered Bridge and with the exception of a few short steep stretches alongside the creek-ravine bluffs and gorges, the terrain is fairly level.  (Moderate D-2, for 5 miles.)  The hike includes a stop at the spillway dam, which fed the mill wheel in a factory downstream. Supplying textiles for Confederate uniforms, the mill was a primary target for Gen. William Sherman whose troops destroyed the facility during the Civil War. The trails along Big Creek are very scenic with the sound of a rushing mountain creek and waterfall.  We will stop and take a few pictures along the trail.  Never know when a Blue Heron might just drop in for a fish or two!  

A Max. of (2) dogs allowed & they must stay on a leash at all times, for the reputation of the AOC.  

Please arrive a few minutes early to check in and use the bathroom if needed. If you're running late or can't make it at the last minute, please call Russ at 404-353-3077. 

Following the hike, you're welcome to scoot up the hill & join some of us for a tasty lunch at Moxie Burger on their patio, overlooking the covered bridge.

MOXIE Burger address:  

555 S. Atlanta St.
Roswell, GA 30075

Phone: 678-878-4411


Required Items to Bring:

- Plenty of Water, a must

- Hiking Shoes

Recommended Items to Bring:
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- Camera

- Hiking Poles


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

 

We are meeting behind the shops at the Roswell Mill Center where the parking is FREE.  It is where Hwy 9 (S. Atlanta St) and Hwy 120 (Marietta Hwy) intersect.  Keep driving down the road until you get to the big parking lot at the very bottom of the hill.  We will meet at the front of the covered bridge on the Roswell city side of the bridge, Then, we will go up to the Roswell side of the waterfall, before returning to the covered bridge.  The remaining part of the hike will be on the other side of the covered bridge, where the Vickery Creek NPS resides. 

Approx physical address:

1 Mill Street

Roswell, GA

Notes:

"FREE PARKING"


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