Decatur cemetery and surroundings, and optional refreshments, NEW TIME - Sun, May 26 2024

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Decatur cemetery and surroundings, and optional refreshments, NEW TIME


The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: Avondale Marta station North parking lot   Urban Hike: Decatur cemetery and surroundings, and optional refreshments, NEW TIME  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, May 26 2024  9:00 am >> Sun, May 26 2024 11:30 am
Registration Opens: Sun, May 19 2024 6:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sun, May 26 2024 6:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:6 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Chuck M
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:10
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 12 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

Come join me in a walk through the historic Decatur cemetery and surrounding neighborhoods, with an optional stop at my favorite breakfast joint in Decatur, Pastries A-go-go, before walking the .8 miles back to our cars. We will see the "Old Sycamore" neighborhood, one of the oldest cemeteries in Atlanta including graves of Revolutionary War veterans, two or three city champion trees (I'm still trying to locat the third we pass), and Glenlake Park. We will then walk through the Great Lakes and Vidal/Lamont neighborhoods before heading towards the Decatur Square on Ponce de Leon. Just before the square we will have an optional stop at Pastries A Go-Go for coffee and/or breakfast before heading back to Sycamore Street  and the Old Sycamore neighborhood and to our cars. 

Walking at a 2.6 mile per hour pace, it will take a little over two hours, but we might spend more time in the cemetery. It will take about 20 minutes to walk from Pastries A Go-Go to Sycamore Street then to the Avondale Marta station where we parked.


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We will park at the Avondale Marta station's North lot on Sycamore Street at Ponce de Leon. For your GPS use:

Avondale Station

That works in both Apple Maps and Google Maps once you choose the Marta station and not the apartments with that name. 915 E Ponce de Leon, Decatur, GA works in Apple Maps only. Both will take you to an entrance to the Marta parking lot. Turn right and park in the lower lot on the right as you face the station (the West end of the lot). The following link will show a map of where to park and meet:

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B10GWZuqDGalSfu

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