Saturday Hike at Harbins Park - Sat, May 8 2021

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Saturday Hike at Harbins Park


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Harbins Park (Dacula, GA)   Hike: Saturday Hike at Harbins Park  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, May 8 2021  12:00 pm >> Sat, May 8 2021 3:00 pm
Registration Opens: Tue, May 4 2021 7:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, May 7 2021 8:00 pm
Event Duration:3 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:6.2 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Myra Kincaid
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:8
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 8 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

 Situated on the beautiful Alcovy River and its Cedar Creek tributary, Harbins Park is Gwinnett County's largest park - also one of its newest, opening in 2009.  In its nearly 2000 acres of wooded rolling hills it boasts 17 miles of hiking, biking and horseback trails. Facilities include restooms, changing rooms, a picnic pavilion and water founain. 

 

We will hike the figure 8 loop shown in the detail below . The smaller loop (gray) is paved, but the larger loop is nice, dirt single-track.

 

A Trail map can be found here (click on "Harbins Map JPG").  Note that Luke Edwards Rd and the parking lot are at the top center of the map.

 

Harbins - Figure 8


Required Items to Bring:

- Good Walking Shoes

- Water

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

- Camera

- Rain Jacket


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

FROM ATLANTA: 

   1) Take I-85 North about 12.5 miles and exit at GA-316, Exit #106 (bearing right here toward Lawrenceville and Athens).  - go 12.5 miles

2) Turn right on Harbins road. - Go 3.0 miles

3) Turn right on New Hope Road - Go 2.2 miles

4) Turn left on Luke Edwards Road - Go 0.7 miles

5) Turn right into the Harbins park entrance. We will meet in front of the bathrooms.

(Warning: You will see a Harbins Park entrance on the left as you follow Luke Edwards Road. This is not our entrance. There will not be any ball parks at our entrance.)


ADDRESS and LAT/LON COORDINATES of Harbins Park parking lot: (May be useful as your entered GPS destination in conjunction with the above directions.)

  2995 Luke Edwards Rd, Dacula, GA 30019   33.9108,-83.8526


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