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The Basics: | |||||||
Event Type: | Hike | ||||||
Event Location: | Kennesaw Mountain National Miltary Park Visitor Center | ||||||
Date(s) & Time: | Fri, Aug 16 2024 7:30 am >> Fri, Aug 16 2024 10:00 am | ||||||
Registration Opens: | Sat, Jul 13 2024 2:00 pm | ||||||
Registration Cut Off: | Fri, Aug 16 2024 7:30 am | ||||||
Event Duration: | 2 Hours 30 Minutes | ||||||
Difficulty Rating: | D4: Moderate to Difficult | ||||||
Distance: | 8.4 Miles | ||||||
Pace: | Moderate | ||||||
Trip Leader(s): | Gary 'L' Email Trip Leader(s) You must be logged in to get the Trip Leader contact information. | ||||||
Member Cost: | None | ||||||
Participant Info: | |||||||
Who's Invited: | Members Only, 21 And Older Only | ||||||
Maximum Group Size: | 8 | ||||||
Minimum Group Size: | 4 | ||||||
Number Registered So Far: | 8 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area) | ||||||
Are Dogs Permitted: | No | ||||||
Itinerary: | |||||||
We will summit 3 mountains - Kennesaw, Little Kennesaw, and Pigeon Hill. When we reach Burnt Hickory Road, we will hike an extra 2 miles south making a loop by taking the right hand trail at the creek and working our way back to Pigeon Hill. We return on moderate topography by way of the Pigeon Hill Cutoff to Camp Brumby Road. When This will be group hiking regrouping at each intersection and each summit. Qualifications- at minimum, you recently (last 2 weeks) completed a D2 at an average pace of 3.0mph and a 600 foot elevation gain If your AOC profile does not refect these qualifications, you will be moved to the wait list pending further informaition. Metrics for this hike: Elevation gain: 1474 feet Pace: 3.1 mph avg. Terrain: rugged with lots of rocks that are slippery when wet | |||||||
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How to Get There: | |||||||
Event Directions: | 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30152 Google Maps link for the Visitor Center https://maps.app.goo.gl/CamcHiKNN52yCaqg7 From I-75 North: Take exit 267B onto SR-5 Spur South toward US-41, Marietta Turn right onto Church Street Extension NE Turn left onto Old US-41 Hwy NW Turn left onto Stilesboro Rd NW Turn left into the Visitor's Center parking lot. Note that if the visitor center lot is full, you can park in the overflow parking lot, which is about a 1/4 mile farther north on Old US-41 just west of Stilesboro Rd. The address of that lot is 1200 Old US 41 Hwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152. Google Maps link for the Overflow Lot https://maps.app.goo.gl/FYE7CcBZN9g2RLnt7
We will meet by the cannon in front of the Visitor's Center. | ||||||
Notes: | |||||||
Please allow extra time in case you have to park in the overflow parking lot and walk back to the Visitor's Center. See the Directions for more information about that lot. The Visitors Center has restrooms and water. We will not hike to Brunt Hickory Road so we will skip that water fountain. * We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines while participating in AOC events. | |||||||
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review the AOC cancellation policy. |