KM: Lesser traveled trails around Kolbs Farm and Cheatham Hill - Thu, Sep 5 2013

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KM: Lesser traveled trails around Kolbs Farm and Cheatham Hill


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park   Hike: KM: Lesser traveled trails around Kolbs Farm and Cheatham Hill  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Thu, Sep 5 2013  6:00 pm >> Thu, Sep 5 2013 8:00 pm
Registration Opens: Tue, Aug 27 2013 9:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Sep 4 2013 6:00 pm
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Fast
Trip Leader(s):
Lauren
Trena
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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: 9 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

This is a semi-exploratory hike. We want to get to know the trails around Kolb's Farm and Cheatham Hill better. We'll also head out to the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. We know the area and a lot of the trails, just not all of them. We will not be hiking off trail or bushwhacking - we will use established trails. We will consult a map periodically but in between those times we will be moving at a moderately fast pace. We hope to cover at least five miles and because of the exploratory nature and fast pace of this hike, this is not a hike for beginners. If all of this sounds like fun to you then please join us.

 

We'll allow up to three dogs on this hike. Dogs must be on a leash at all times.

Please carefully read the excerpt from nps.gov regarding dogs at KM:

Dogs are welcome on the battlefield grounds but they must be on a leash no more than 6 feet in length and under the owners physical restraint at all times. Please be mindful of where dogs stop, curb your dog to help keep Kennesaw Mountain clean for ALL visitors. Please pick up anything they leave behind with mutt mits that are free and in dispensers in all parking areas.




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

water, gatorade or whatever you like to keep hydrated (important)
No flip flops or shoes without a backstrap please
snacks to fuel yourself
hiking poles if you dig 'em
sunscreen/bug spray according to the season and weather
appropriate clothing
epi pen/inhaler if you need one


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Most accurate directions and the ones I recommend using:

open www.maps.google.com and type the bold text below in to the search line. Chose satelite view to see a birdseye view of the parking lot.

33.93653, -84.59699

 

Option 2:

699 Cheatham Hill Drive (not Road)
Marietta, GA 30064
This will take you to the road where the parking lot is located. Keep going all the way back until it dead ends. Destination will be on the left (go past the small parking lot on your left, there is a bigger one further down)


Generic directions:
I-75 N
Take exit 263 toward Southern Polytechnic/State University
0.3 mi
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for GA-120 Loop W/Marietta/Southern Poly and merge onto GA-120 Loop W/South Marietta Pkwy SE
1.2 mi
Slight right onto Cobb Pkwy SE
0.7 mi
Turn left onto Roswell St
1.7 mi
Continue onto South Park Square SE
354 ft
Continue onto GA-120 W/Whitlock Ave NW
2.8 mi
Turn left onto Cheatham Hill Dr
Destination will be on the left (go past the small parking lot on your left, there is a bigger one further down)


Notes:
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