Endurance on Kennesaw - Big Kennesaw twice, Little Kennesaw once

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Endurance on Kennesaw - Big Kennesaw twice, Little Kennesaw once

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Kennesaw Mountain National Battleffield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30152

Hike: Endurance on Kennesaw - Big Kennesaw twice, Little Kennesaw once

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, May 8 2016 9:00 am >> Sun, May 8 2016 1:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Tue, May 3 2016 8:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, May 8 2016 7:00 am

Event Duration:

4 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Distance:

8.4 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Tatiana
Erica B

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

3 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

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Itinerary:

Before signing up, please read this carefully.

Join me and Erica for a tough endurance hike over Kennesaw montains. We will hike Big Kennesaw Mountain twice, and Little Kennesaw Mountain once. The total distance will be 8.4 miles. I am rating this as a D4 hike, but this is a tough end.

Here is how we will do it. We will start our hike at the Visitor Center. This hike will be up and over Big and Little Kennesaw Mountains to Burnt Hickory Road, and returning the same way. This is a standart 6-miles loop, and we will do it for 2.5 hours. After that immeduately we will hike up to Big Kennesaw Mountain second time, and there, on the top, we will have a 30 minutes lunch. After the lunch we will go down to the parking lot. This additional loop is 2.4 miles.

We'll meet at the Visitor Center.

The hike will start at 9 am, so please plan on meeting prior to the start time to introduce yourself.

Allow 5 - 10 minutes to walk from the new parking lot to the visitors center in the event in case if the main parking lot is full.

Required Items to Bring:

Fluid
Good hiking shoes

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

Hiking poles are optional.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

1) I-75 North to exit 267B Hwy 5 Canton Road Connector

2) If you are not heading west after getting off of the Interstate you are going the wrong way. You should be heading towards US 41 and downtown Marietta after getting off of I-75 onto the Canton Road Connector and see Kennesaw Mountain on your right.

3) You will be tempted to take the first exit off of the Canton Road Connector which is US 41, but do not take it. Proceed over US 41 on a bridge staying on the Canton Road Connector.

4) After crossing US 41 take a right at the first redlight which is Church Street Extension.

5) You should cross railroad tracks soon.

6) Take a left onto Old 41 at the second redlight. If you get to US 41 again, you have missed the turn onto Old 41 so turn around.

7) Stay on Old US 41 until you pass in front of the mountain then turn left at the redlight and park in the main visitor center lot if you can. If full head back out to Old 41, take a left and park in the overflow parking lot farther down the road on the left.

Notes:

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Cost Includes:

No cost.

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