SATURDAY Morning Riverside Park Walk and Vickery Creek Loop - Sat, Nov 25 2023

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SATURDAY Morning Riverside Park Walk and Vickery Creek Loop


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: SATURDAY Morning Riverside Park Walk and Vickery Creek Loop   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Nov 25 2023  10:00 am >> Sat, Nov 25 2023 12:30 pm
Registration Opens: Tue, Nov 21 2023 3:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Nov 25 2023 10:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5.5 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:

We'll start our hike at Riverside Park  (meeting at the bathrooms) and walk down the sidewalk and trail past Don White Park.  We'll take a turn into the woods for a bit before returning to Riverside Park, where we'll have a short restroom break, grab our hiking poles, and cross the street into Vickery Creek.  We'll do an abbreviated loop through Vickery Creek and return to our cars, hopefully getting in 5+ miles.  Our pace will be moderate.  The Vickery Creek portion of the hike will not be easy, as the park has some technical trails with hills, roots, and rocks - - so hiking experience is required!  Our pace will be a steady moderate speed - - about 2.5 - 2.8 mph.

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

Please plan to arrive by 9:50 am to use the bathroom, check in, and do intros.


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 for the Vickery Creek portion of the hike. 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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