Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Starting at RIVERSIDE PARK - Mon, Sep 2 2024

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Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Starting at RIVERSIDE PARK


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Starting at RIVERSIDE PARK  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Mon, Sep 2 2024  10:00 am >> Mon, Sep 2 2024 12:15 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Aug 29 2024 3:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Mon, Sep 2 2024 10:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 15 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance: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:

This is a special day  . . . Gary L.'s 1000th event!

We'll be starting today's hike at Riverside Park on Riverside Road.  This starting point offers lots of free parking spaces plus bathrooms! 

We'll cross Riverside Road and hike up a neighborhood hill into Vickery Creek, a park that offers a variety of trails and routes, beautiful views of the water along the creeks and at the dam, and occasional glimpses of wildlife.  We'll keep a steady moderate pace with pauses for water along the way.  

The trails at Vickery Creek are not easy, so this is not a hike for folks who can't keep up a moderate pace on hills or deal with rough terrain.  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, I will email you to make sure you aren't getting in over your head on your this event!

Hiking poles are recommended, especially after recent rains!

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to use the bathroom, check in, and do intros.  We'll start on time, so please arrive by 9:50 am so that you can use the restrooms and meet your fellow hikers.


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. 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!  We'll cross the street and enter the Vickery Creek CRNRA from here.

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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