East Palisades - (Dog Friendly) - Sun, Nov 18 2018

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East Palisades - (Dog Friendly)


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: East Palisades - Indian Trail Entrance   Hike: East Palisades - (Dog Friendly)  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Nov 18 2018  11:30 am >> Sun, Nov 18 2018 1:30 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Nov 15 2018 4:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sun, Nov 18 2018 11:15 am
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:4 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Ron Walker
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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:2
Number Registered So Far: 15 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

 

We will be meeting at the Indian Trail entrance NOT Whitewater Creek. 

You can enter "east palisades trailhead indian trail rd" in google maps for directions.

This unit of the Chattahoochee River offers a taste of rugged beauty from high, heavily wooded ridges above the water to sandy, lushly carpeted floodplains lines with ferns, willows, and bamboo.

We will visiting the rock overlook, bamboo forest, deck overlook, dog beach, river trail, as well going up the Big Awesome Hill (BAH).  Don't let this scare you off, we'll go at a slow pace up the BAH.

This is a good introduction for those who have not been to east palisades before.

Dogs are welcome and must be leashed.  Dogs do not have to be an AOC member or 21 years of age.

 


Required Items to Bring:

Water.

Good hiking shoes or boots.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Snack.


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

From I -285 Eastbound - Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road. - Right on Northside Drive. - Travel 1.1 miles to Indian Trail (on right) and turn right. - Indian Trail to the park entrance (0.4 miles). - Take gravel park entrace road 0.3 miles to parking lot.

From I-285 Westbound - Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road. - Straight to second traffic light. - Left on Northside Drive - Travel 1.1 miles to Indian Trail (on right) and turn right. - Indian Trail to the park entrance (0.4 miles). - Take gravel park entrace road 0.3 miles to parking lot.


Notes:

A NPS parking fee of $3 for daily pass or a Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) Annual Pass for $35 is necessary.  You can pay at the parking lot.

Please place pass on dashboard or rear view mirror of your vehicle.


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