Speedy Feet Fast & Furious Special Task Friday AM Squad @ Riverside Boardwalk Plus Vickery Creek

This hike combines an easy, flat hike on the boardwalk with a woodsy, hilly, more challenging hike through Vickery Creek.  The combination hike will total about 8 miles. Both sections start/end at the paved parking lot, so we will NOT need to move our cars; thus park once and hike twice.

We'll cross Riverside Road taking a route through Vickery Creek.  Vickery Creek offers a variety of trails and routes, covered bridge, beautiful views of the water along the creek and at the dam, and occasional glimpses of wildlife.  We'll keep a fast pace with brief pauses for water along the way.  

The trails at Vickery Creek are not easy.  There are several hills as well as trails with lots of roots and rocks that would prove very challenging for inexperienced hikers. If you have no record with the AOC, we will email you to make sure you aren't getting in over your head on your first event! Recent D2+ experience to join the fun. If you can't handle 9 miles distance, or you can't maintain a moderate pace on hilly terrain, you don't want to register for this event!  This is definitely NOT a hike for beginners!

The boardwalk section of the hike will take us under Atlanta Road along the sidewalk to the entrance of the boardwalk.  We'll stay on the boardwalk until we reach the Chattahoochee Nature Center, where we'll turn around and retrace our steps back to the Riverside Park parking lot. 

Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for socializing and introductions.

Co-Sponsored by,

DavidV & TeresaS

P.S. Thanks to David for the detailed write-up.  Teresa S. will never be able to write in this logical details :)

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.

If you end up at the UNpaved overflow parking lot, walk to the restrooms at the paved parking lot to meet the group.

Bathrooms are available at the paved parking lot.

No parking fee.

Please remove yourself from the waitlist as soon as you know you can't join the hike.

You can withdraw your registration yourself right up until time of the hike.