Monday Morning Riverside Park walk and Vickery Creek Loop - Mon, Jan 16 2023

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Monday Morning Riverside Park walk and Vickery Creek Loop


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: Monday Morning Riverside Park walk and Vickery Creek Loop  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Mon, Jan 16 2023  10:00 am >> Mon, Jan 16 2023 12:15 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Jan 12 2023 3:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Mon, Jan 16 2023 10:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 15 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Joyce T.
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:15
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 15 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:


It's MLK Day today, and it's Katherine's 100th AOC event!  It's a centennial celebration hike!

Hopefully, parking won't be a problem at Riverside Park.  We'll start our hike there (meeting at the bathrooms) and walk down the sidewalk and trail to Don White Park.  We'll take a trail into the woods for a bit before returning to Riverside Park,where we'll cross the street into Vickery Creek.  We'll do a short loop through there and return to our cars, hopefully getting in about 5 miles before we finish.

Our pace will be moderate. 

This starting point offers lots of free parking spaces plus bathrooms! 

Hiking poles are recommended for the Vickery Creek part of the hike, though we'll be on those trails for just a couple of miles. 

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to use the bathroom, check in, and do intros.  We'll start on time, so please arrive by 9:50.


Required Items to Bring:

 

Fluids, good hiking shoes/boots

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Hiking poles are recommended. There are elevation changes, roots and rocks!


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE STARTING AT RIVERSIDE PARK!  There's plenty of free parking here and bathrooms are available!  

RIVERSIDE PARK

575 Riverside Road

Roswell, GA 30075

From Northbound U.S. 19/Ga. 400
Take exit 6 for Northridge Road 
Stay RIGHT onto Northridge Road crossing bridge 
Take first RIGHT onto Dunwoody Place, go 1.3 miles 
Turn RIGHT at Ga. 9 (Roswell Road), go 0.6 miles 
Cross river turn RIGHT onto Riverside Road, cross the bridge and the park is on the right. 

From Southbound U.S. 19/Ga. 400
Take exit 7 for Ga. 140 (Holcomb Bridge Road) 
Turn RIGHT onto Ga. 140 East (Holcomb Bridge Road), go 0.2 mile 
Turn LEFT at Dogwood Road, go 1.0 miles 
Continue STRAIGHT on Riverside Road, go 1.0 mile 
Turn LEFT at park entrance - - just before crossing the bridge at Atlanta Road.

Notes:

Trail map: https://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/TrailMapVickery.pdf

There are bathrooms at Riverside Park and free parking


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