Silent Hike at Island Ford - Sun, Oct 8 2023

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Silent Hike at Island Ford


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Sandy Springs, GA   Hike: Silent Hike at Island Ford  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Oct 8 2023  9:00 am >> Sun, Oct 8 2023 11:00 am
Registration Opens: Wed, Oct 4 2023 6:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sun, Oct 8 2023 7:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Eva
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:6
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 7 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

Welcome to another silent hike event!

This will be a partial silent hike to better enjoy nature and experience some quietness. The silent part of the hike will be the first hour and a half.

"The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we really live" - Richard Jefferies, from the Trail of Beauty

Silent hikes provide with the opportunity to better immerse in nature, allow the other hikers to immerse themselves in nature as well, and "quiet" our internal chatter. It is also less disruptive for wild life around us. We improve our listening, eye-foot coordination, and situational awareness. You can focus on your breathing or on your steps. This will quiet your mind at the same time. Read more about Tips for Walking Mindfully in Nature and Benefits of Quiet.

We will meet at the Visitor's Center (enter through the entrance and drive all the way down until the end of the road). We'll head for the second parking lot to cover the "lollipop trail" (in and out). Then we'll head back to the Visitor's Center.

Purchase your $5 parking fee in advance online. 

It is OK to say hello to other hikers that cross our path if that is your custom.
Dogs are welcome but must be on leash at all times in accordance with Chattahoochee NRA park rules.

 (Thanks Tony C for the picture!)

 


Required Items to Bring:

Hiking Shoes and Water

$5 for parking permit

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

Hiking poles

Plastic bag to collect trash

sunscreen

bug spray

 


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

 

Physical address:

 

8850 Roberts Drive
Sandy Springs, GA

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From northbound US 19 and GA 400 

- Take exit #6 (Northridge Road).
- Coming off the exit, stay in the right lane, cross over GA 400, and turn right onto Dunwoody Place.
- Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Drive.
- Turn right and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right.

From southbound US 19 and GA 400
- Take exit #6 (Northridge Road)
- Continue straight ahead at the traffic light onto Dunwoody Place.
- Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Drive.
- Turn right and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right.

  For a zoomable map or satellite view of that spot click on the rectangular blue/green"event location" icon near the top of this article.


Notes:

Trail Map - http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/2006IslandFordB&W.pdf


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