Roswell Duo w/ Vickery Creek & Allenbrook Loop-around - Tue, Jan 22 2019

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Roswell Duo w/ Vickery Creek & Allenbrook Loop-around


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA. 30075   Hike: Roswell Duo w/ Vickery Creek & Allenbrook Loop-around  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Tue, Jan 22 2019  10:00 am >> Tue, Jan 22 2019 1:00 pm
Registration Opens: Sat, Jan 19 2019 3:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Tue, Jan 22 2019 8:00 am
Event Duration:3 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate (Exploratory)
Distance:7 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
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: 5 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue.
This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary.

Itinerary:

NOT FOR BEGINNERS

Join your AOC friends & buddies for a conversational hike along Vickery Creek, in Roswell. We will begin our hike at the Roswell Old Mill Parking Lot at their Covered Bridge for access to Vickery Creek.  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 the Roswell's Historical Covered Bridge entrance to Vickery Creek and with the exception of a few short steep stretches alongside the creek-ravine bluffs and gorges, the terrain is fairly level.  We will make a scenic loop, including Roswell's Covered Bridge, with new ascending entrance steps to the park & new Vickery Overlook(Moderate for 5 miles).  Additionally, 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!

Additionally, during the middle of the Vickery Creek hike, we will walk over to NPS's ajoining Allenbook.  We will log an approx. (moderate) 1 1/2 miles in Allenbrook while observing their many beautiful cliff climbs & continue higher overlooks of scenic Big Creek. You will be hiking on the other side of Big Creek, opposite of our Vickery Creek hike.  Then, we will hike out of Allenbrook under Riverside Road for a short distance along Roswell's Boardwalk along the Chattahoochee River.  This potion of our hike will connect us back to our last piece of Vickery Creek & back to the Covered Bridge Parking Lot.

Please arrive a few minutes early to check in or use the adjoining Covered Bridge bathrooms.  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 drive a short distance & join some of us for a tasty late lunch at Moxie Burger on their patio.

Moxie Burger address is: 

555 S. Atlanta St., Suite A600
Roswell, GA 30075

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

- After Hike Dry Shoes


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

1 Mill Street Roswell, GA. 30075

Coordinates:  34.01305855605106,-84.35905892016216

We are meeting at the Mill Street Covered Bridge Parking Lot entrance to Vickery Creek, where the parking is FREE.  It is east of Atlanta Street at 1 Mill Street., Roswell Ga. 30075.  We will meet in the parking lot, adjacent to the Covered Bridge.  We will start our hike at the Covered bridge entrance to NPS's Vickery Creek. 

Approx physical address:

1 Mill Street., Roswell Ga. 30075

Roswell, GA

Notes:

"FREE PARKING"


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