Sunrise Hike at Stone Mountain - Sat, Aug 17 2013

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Sunrise Hike at Stone Mountain


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Stone Mountain   Hike: Sunrise Hike at Stone Mountain  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Aug 17 2013  6:25 am >> Sat, Aug 17 2013 8:00 am
Registration Opens: Wed, Aug 14 2013 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, Aug 16 2013 9:00 pm
Event Duration:1 Hours 35 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:2.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
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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:4
Number Registered So Far: 0 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

Let's start the day off right with a hike for the sunrise at the summit of Stone Mountain. The sun is supposed to appear in the horizon at 7:00am.  It may be dark so please bring a headlamp/flashlight, and anticipate on hiking up in the dark.  It takes about 30 minutes to get to the top.  Once there you can enjoy your morning breakfast snacks.  Everyone is encouraged to hike at their own pace.


Required Items to Bring:

water
snack
camera

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

 

Warm clothing


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

 

DIRECTIONS from the US-78 STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY/ I-285 INTERCHANGE in NE METRO ATLANTA:
1. From I-285 exit #39B take the Stone Mtn Freeway (US-78) about 9 miles eastward (toward Stone Mtn, Snellville and Athens) and get off at Exit #8, the main Stone Mountain Park entrance.
2. Enter the Park at the admissions gate. (Suggestion: Ask for a Park map.  The daily parking fee is $10 if you don't display the ~$35 annual Stone Mtn parking pass.  There's no per-person charge for entrance.)
3. Take the Park entrance road, Jefferson Davis Drive, 1.1 mile to the Y intersection.
4. Bear Right onto Robert E. Lee Drive, go about 1 more mile westward to Confederate Hall on your left. (As you approach the Hall, avoid bearing right at the Park's western exit).
5. Park in the big parking lot just beyond the Hall.  We'll meet in our usual place for AOC Stone Mountain hikes beside the Restroom Building at the base of the Walk-up Trail.

LAT/LON COORDINATES of OUR WALK-UP TRAIL MEETING SPOT for your GPS or Google.com/maps destination (Use in conjunction with above directions): 33.8106,-84.1617

 

WARNING!!! The MARTA FREE PARKING lot indicated below is CURRENTLY NOT IN SERVICE and may be closed indefinitely in the future...Use directions below only as a guide and plan to park elsewhere in Stone Mountain Village.


ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS for FREE STONE MTN VILLAGE PARKING & PARK ENTRANCE, with 6-MIN WALK or 2-MIN BIKE RIDE to our HIKE MEETING SPOT:
1. From I-285 exit #39B take the Stone Mtn Freeway (US-78) about 5.9 miles eastward (toward Stone Mtn, Snellville and Athens).
2. At Exit #5 bear Right onto the Memorial Drive/Stone Mountain Bypass, and go only about 0.6 mile—then bear Rightagain at your first opportunity up the E. Ponce de Leon Ave. access ramp.
3. Turn Left onto E. Ponce de Leon Ave. and go 0.5 mile to the first traffic light.
4. Turn Left onto James B. Rivers Memorial Drive (avoiding the sharper Silver Hill Rd left turn) and go just 3 blocks (not quite 0.2 mile) to 4th Street.
5. Turn Right onto 4th Street and go about 0.4 mile to the free MARTA parking lot on your left (crossing Mountain Street en route).
6. After parking, walk or ride your bike a half block back out to Mountain Street, turn Right, and proceed straight ahead about 0.3 mile and through the free Stone Mountain Park pedestrian/bicycle entrance gate at the end of Mountain Street. Continue straight ahead through the big parking lot to our meeting point by the restroom building near Confederate Hall.

CLICK HERE for STONE MTN TRAIL MAP:
http://www.stonemountainpark.org/images/ecosystem/trail%20map%202008%20for%20visitors%20at%20CHall.pdf


Notes:

Photograph is courtesy of Kathryn Young.


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