SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - Riverside Park - Fri, May 5 2023

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SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - Riverside Park


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - Riverside Park   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Fri, May 5 2023  9:45 am >> Fri, May 5 2023 11:45 am
Registration Opens: Wed, Apr 26 2023 6:01 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, May 5 2023 9:45 am
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Fast
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:5
Number Registered So Far: 14 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

This is our second of 5 hikes today to celebrate Mexico's Cinco de Mayo!  Join us on one of them, two of them, or all of them if you're up for the challenge!  Wear Mexican colors (red, green, white) and get into the spirit of the day!  We'll take a break between hikes 3 and 4 to have a Mexican lunch at Tijuana Joe's on Roswell Road (Sandy Springs). Lunch will take place around 2 pm.  Join us!

We never get tired of hiking at Vickery Creek.  It offers so much with a variety of trails and routes, beautiful views of the water along the creeks and at the dam, and occasional glimpses of wildlife.   PLEASE NOTE WE ARE PARKING AT RIVERSIDE PARK!  There's plenty of free parking here and bathrooms are available!  We'll cross the street and enter the Vickery Creek CNRA from here.

This hike will be a brisk.  We'll hike for two hours, covering many of the trails inside the unit. This hike is NOT one for beginners or for folks who can't keep up a fast pace over rocky, root-laden terrain.

We will start on time (9:45 am), so please arrive  10 minutes early to check in and do introductions. There is a bathroom at this location so plan to arrive early enough to use it before the hike.  

Due to our speed on this hike, we're requesting that no dogs come along.  
 

Required Items to Bring:

Fluids, good hiking shoes/boots

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

Hiking poles are recommended. (Remember, there are elevation changes, roots and rocks a'plenty!)

Insect repellant and sunscreen


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

RIVERSIDE PARK

575 Riverside Road, Roswell, GA 30075

34.006455,  -84.3467344

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.

Or go to maps.google.com and paste the coordinates address above directly in to the search bar:

 

 

 


Notes:

Free parking

Restrooms available

Trail Map:   https://www.crnra.vip/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Vickery-Creek.pdf


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