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Boling Park




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Canton GA   Hike: Boling Park  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Oct 29 2017  9:00 am >> Sun, Oct 29 2017 12:30 pm
Registration Opens: Mon, Oct 23 2017 7:00 am
Registration Cut Off: Sun, Oct 29 2017 8:00 am
Event Duration:3 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate (Exploratory)
Distance:10.3 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Diana
Joyce T.
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:16
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 13 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue.
This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary.

Itinerary:

Please join me for my first second time hiking Boling Park in Canton.  Last time was probably the hottest day of Summer 2017 and I had just had dental surgery.  I had to cut the hike short by almost two miles.  This time want everything to go according to my plan - still calling it exploratory because that day I was in a fog and don't recall much of the hike.

Joyce T. will be my co-lead on this hike along the Etowah!!!

Boling Park borders the Etowah River.   I have a map drafted by BSA Troop 241 which outlines the 10.3 mile route we will take.  We will hike on the gold, yellow, orange, green and other trails. 

THe hike will begin from the parking lot at the back of Boling Park. 

Since exploratory hike miles/time may be slightly under/over

 


Required Items to Bring:

Water/liquids

sturdy hiking shoes/boots

Recommended Items to Bring:
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hiking poles

snacks

sun screen

insect repellent


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Boling Park - 1200 Marietta Highway, Canton GA 30114

Take Interstate 575 going North - Near Canton take Exit 16 and merge onto GA-140/GA-20 W/GA-5 Bus toward GA-5 Bus North.   You are going to come to a stop light at Williamson Brothers Barbeque in about a mile. This is GA-5 (Marietta Highway). Take a right onto GA-5 and go less than a half mile.  Cross over the Etowah River Bridge and take an immediate left into Boling Park. (Big sign in front of the park.)  Do not pass Cherokee High School. If you do, turn around.


Within Boling Park, go straight back all the way to the pavilion at the large back parking lot.  (past the soccer fields, baseball fields and sewage plant)


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