3D in 1D @ Gold Branch - Part 1 - Mon, Mar 31 2014

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3D in 1D @ Gold Branch - Part 1


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: 3D in 1D @ Gold Branch - Part 1  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Mon, Mar 31 2014  10:30 am >> Mon, Mar 31 2014 1:00 pm
Registration Opens: Tue, Mar 25 2014 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Mon, Mar 31 2014 9:30 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:6 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Divya N
Joyce T.
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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: 10 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

What is 3D in 1D - Well it is 3 hikes of varying intensities ranging from a D3 to a D1 in 1 Day at a single location. Each of the 3 hikes are posted as separate events with an hours gap between them. You have an option of joining one, two or all three hikes, the choice is yours. Remember to sign up individually for each hike. Are you up for the challenge? 

Click for Part 2 and Part 3. 

I did one of these series last year at Island Ford. This one is going to be at Gold Branch. This unit offers a well-connected system of trails for hiking and it is one of my favourite Chattahoochee Park.

For Part 1, we will walk for 5.5 to 6 miles in 2.5 hours at a moderate to fast pace.  

We will walk toward along the periphery of the park and also take one or two of the connecting trails (read monster hills). We will keep a steady pace and stop for rest breaks at major intersections or atop some of those crazy hills. I generally like to keep the group together, so I do stop if our group gets spread out too much.

There are no restrooms at this location but it IS a forest and we have plenty of trees!

You require 3 dollars cash for a daily park pass if you don't have an annual pass. 

Please email/call the trip leader if you have any questions.


Required Items to Bring:

Appropriate clothing for the weather

Water

$3 cash or annual park pass

Good hiking shoes

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Camera

Hiking poles


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Approx Physical Address - 6156 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068

GPS - co-ordinates - 33° 59' 6.14" N, 84° 23' 13.22" W

Gold Branch is on Lower Roswell Road, between Johnson Ferry Road and Willeo Road. The sign is now visible from the road since bushes have been trimmed during road expansion; however, the park entrance is between residential subdivisions and is easy to miss if you're not watching for it. 

If you're coming from Johnson Ferry Road, it's on the right, about 2 miles from Johnson Ferry.  

If you're coming from Willeo, it's also a couple of miles, but on your left.

If you're following Azalea Drive and turn left onto Willeo, be aware that Wileo becomes Lower Roswell Road when it does a 90 degree left turn.  The park is 2 miles further down Lower Roswell - - on your left. Remember, it's very easy to pass right by it, so slow down and look for the little turn-off after 2 miles!   For those who have been to Gold Branch in the past, be prepared for turning at a new entrance.  Slow down as you get close!


Notes:

3 $ cash or annual pass for parking.

Trail Map - http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/TrailMapGoldBranch.pdf

I might cancel this hike if rain is forecasted


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