Atlanta Beltline - Westside Trail - Sun, Dec 16 2012

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Atlanta Beltline - Westside Trail


The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: Atlanta, GA   Urban Hike: Atlanta Beltline - Westside Trail   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Dec 16 2012  9:45 am >> Sun, Dec 16 2012 2:45 pm
Registration Opens: Sun, Dec 2 2012 9:05 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Dec 15 2012 6:00 pm
Event Duration:5 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate (Exploratory)
Distance:10 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Lauren
Joyce T.
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:12
Minimum Group Size:5
Number Registered So Far: 9 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue.
This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary.

Itinerary:

We've found another open section of the Atlanta Beltline and it's the Southwest Beltline Trail. This is the first time AOC has done the Southwest Trail. There are lots of aspects of this hike - we'll spend a lot of time on the new Beltline Trail but we'll also hike through residential areas and utilize paved PATH trails. This trek will take us through a lot of neat places in the West End: starting at Washington Park and going through Mozley Park, Strattford Park, Gordon-White Park and down to Adair Park. The route will be a loop between Washington Park and Ralph David Abernathy - your TL's have done this portion. We will do an in and out of the Beltline Trail starting south of Ralph David Abernathy which we predict to be about 3 or 4 miles making the whole hike roughly 10 miles. We will end up doing the entire length of the Southwest Beltline by the time we're done. We will see all of the artwork along this portion of the Atlanta Beltline.

We'll stop for a break and quick lunch or snack at Gordon-White Park so please bring a light lunch or snack. It's a good stopping point and the accomodations are sparse but we'll make do. The Kroger is close by so we will stop and use the restroom before stopping for lunch.

Total hiking/walking distance is going to be about 10 miles. We anticipate this to be just about the correct distance but please be prepared to go a little further. This is not a beginner's event. Please make sure you are able to keep a steady pace with us for 10+ miles.

We'll park and meet at Washington Park - there are no restooms there. Restrooms along the trail are very limited. There is a Kroger which we'll pass twice and we will make a quick stop there at each passing.

Please be aware that we must stick together as a group. If you desire to do your own thing and not stick with the group, this is not the event for you. This is not known to be the safest neighborhood and for that reason we must all stick together - which means traveling as a group to Kroger for the two restroom breaks. It's not far off the trail but we will need to stick together.

 

More info on the Atlanta Beltline here:

http://beltline.org/trails/eastside-trail/

  ** If you are on the waiting list and did not make it to the confirmed list, it is not okay to show up for the event. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.


Required Items to Bring:

appropriate shoes - no flip flops or shoes without a backstrap

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Parking is at Washington Park in Atlanta. The physical address is:

1125 Lena St NW
Atlanta, GA 30314

There is parking along Michigan Ave NW. We will meet between the baseball field and the playground. Don't worry, the park is small and as soon as you look at the satellite view of the park, you'll see how easy it is.

Open maps.google.com and paste the bold line below in to the search bar. Then chose Satelite View. It will give you a bird's eye view of where to meet.

33.75811, -84.42281


Notes:
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Cancellation/Partial Attendance:   Please review the AOC cancellation policy.
*Note:

If the weather looks horrible, we'll cancel or reschedule.