Thursday - Kennesaw Mountain Fitness Hike

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Thursday - Kennesaw Mountain Fitness Hike

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Date(s) & Time:

Thu, Dec 18 2008 10:30 am >> N/A

Registration Opens:

Mon, Dec 15 2008 5:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Thu, Dec 18 2008 7:00 am

Event Duration:

approx 3 1/2 to 4 hrs.

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Trip Leader(s):

Kevin Crowe
Tony C

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

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Itinerary:

Total distance should be 10-11 miles and total ascent roughly 1300 ft. Once we get warmed up, we will be hiking at a fairly quick pace ... roughly 3 mph avg ... and trying to get a good workout in. So that is why this is categorized as a D4 rather than a D3.

We will start at the Visitors Center and start off hiking around the southeast side of the mtn. We will hike to the Cheatham Hill monument where we stop for lunch. On the way back, we will hike up over Pigeon Hill, Little KM and Big KM, before descending back down to the parking lot where we began.

Kennesaw Mountain is 1808 feet above sea level. It is approximately a 700 foot incline from the Visitor Center to the mountain's summit. Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield is a 2,923 acre park that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. While walking some of the 17.3 miles of trails you will see historic earthworks, cannon emplacements and various interpretive signs. There are 3 monuments representing states who fought here.

Required Items to Bring:
Water
Good hiking shoes
Snack, lunch

Recommended Items to Bring:
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emergency rain gear
camera

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

I-75 North to Exit 269, Barrett Parkway; turn left off the exit onto Barrett Parkway; travel approx 3 miles and turn left onto Old Hwy 41 (this is past US 41, Cobb Pkwy); at the next light turn right onto Stilesboro Road; the park Visitors Center is immediately on your left.
NOTE: If the parking lot is full, the best thing to do is to go ahead and park along Old Hwy 41 just before Stilesboro Road. .Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the cannon outside the main entrance of the Visitors Center. .

Notes:

Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the cannon outside the main entrance of the Visitors Center.

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