Lunch Time Hike: Chatt - Sope Creek - Fri, Feb 11 2011

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Lunch Time Hike: Chatt - Sope Creek


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Marietta, GA
Date(s) & Time:Fri, Feb 11 2011  12:00 pm >> N/A
Registration Opens: Wed, Feb 9 2011 1:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:55 am
Event Duration:approx 2 hrs
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Tony C
Tom H
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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:4
Number Registered So Far: 11 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

This is one of the better Chattahoochee NRA parks, with a lot of variety packed into a relatively small area.   We will make a series of loops on the trails, hiking down to the creek to explore the ruins of an old paper mill, back up into the woods, and around Sibley Pond.   Then we will head south on the main trail...towards Cochran Shoals.  

We may venture into that neighboring park a little.  I really don't have an exact route planned out for this hike but total hiking time should be about 2 hrs...distance about 6 miles.  So pace will be moderate...about 3mph..enough to get your heart rate up, but not so fast as to make this a fitness hike, per se.  However the terrain is slightly hilly, so we should still get a good workout.


Required Items to Bring:
  • hiking boots or trail shoes
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  • camera

    • How to Get There:
    Event Directions:

    http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/sopecreek.htm


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    Notes:

    $3 parking fee or annual pass required

    If rain is forecast, this event will be rescheduled for a later date. 


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